BNP Paribas says a lot of positives have already been priced in for the pound
Adding that a lot of positive news are already baked into the price and hawkish interpretations of the slowdown in QE purchases should be limited, with the BOE opting for a two-step taper process potentially seen as a more dovish action

EUR/USD falls to a low of 1.2000 on the day
A break below that will put the focus on the 38.2 retracement level of the April swing move higher @ 1.1980 before getting to the 200-day moving average (blue line) @ 1.1940.

Latest data released by the BOE – 4 May 2021
Credit conditions are keeping more subdued though with consumer credit seen down 8.6% year-on-year, though the reading should generally improve due to the falloff seen after March last year amid the pandemic impact.

Bild reports on the matter
This was already floated at the end of last week via German health minister, Jens Spahn, who said at the time that the government is looking at ways to exempt people who have been vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 from current restrictions.

EUR/USD trades at the highs today, up 0.3% to 1.2055 currently
The 100-day moving average is seen @ 1.2051 today and will be a key point of contention to watch but further resistance is still seen from the key hourly moving averages, which are seen @ 1.2070-85. Keep below that and sellers stay in near-term control.

10-year bund yields rise to -0.163% at the highs today
That is the highest since March last year as yields take out the highs from last Thursday at -0.178% at the time. There is a bout of optimism starting to flow in Europe as vaccinations slowly but surely gather pace and .

European Commission announces with the proposal
The EU is proposing member states to ease non-essential travel restrictions into the region by taking into account progress of vaccination campaigns and developments abroad, notably allowing for persons residing in a country with a „good epidemiological situation“ to enter and also those who have received the final dose of

Dollar trails slightly behind the euro, pound but gains against the yen, loonie
It has been a relatively quiet start to May proceedings as holidays in Japan, China, and now UK are keeping the market more tepid so far today.

Central bank rundown continued
Prior to the latest BoE meeting on March 18 there was a tail risk of a rate hike coming into the markets. The GBP has been strongly supported over the last few weeks and the last meeting continues to provide reason for optimism regarding GBP strength.The major headlines for the Bank Of

post a summary of Buffett’s dealings via a weekend regulatory filing:
Bloomberg
More at that link above. 
The piece notes there is still a sizeable amount of cash the firm has allocated for buyback this current quarter.