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- GBP: Looks 'Cheap' But The Lows Are Not In Yet; Where To Target? - Citi
GBP: Looks 'Cheap' But The Lows Are Not In Yet; Where To Target? - Citi
"The fundamentals arguably haven't changed but the price has. This makes GBP look cheap - but we're not certain the lows are in.
Updating our model from 'GBP not objectively very cheap', GBP is now trading more cheaply vs major currencies on WERM than it ever has been (Figure 2). On PPP there is still 5-10% to reach the 'lows'.
The problem for the UK is that its need for foreign capital falls very little with a weaker currency. In fact, if yields on primary income didn't change at all, extrapolating previous sensitivities, the CA deficit would widen on lower FX. The drag cannot be solved without a weaker economy - restraining imports and direct investment income outflows.
Domestic yields have retraced, increasing the primary income burden on the margin and at a higher level of fixed income volatility. Firming up the financial account by introducing more favorable policies for foreign direct investment and/or minimizing FX + bond volatility appear key to finding a GBP base.
We target GBPUSD at 1.15 by the end of the year".
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