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Is sterling’s shaky start to the year a sign of things to come?

A shift in market interest rate expectations, a spate of weak economic data and the looming “Brexit” vote are probably all partly to blame for sterling’s recent weakness. Although the currency looks set for a bumpy ride this year, we expect sterling to end 2016 higher on a trade-weighted basis.

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