GBP/USD: Worsening coronavirus figures point down
|GBP/USD has been trading in a narrower range after several weeks of extreme volatility, and the cable next move may be to the downside given the worsening situation, in the opinion of FXStreet’s analyst Yohay Elam.
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“The UK’s death toll has surged by 31% to 2,352, and the total number of cases nears 30,000 while the situation is far from improving in the US, which has over 200,000 infections and more than 4,000 mortalities.”
“ADP’s private-sector jobs report showed a modest loss of 27,000 jobs, yet this is due to the cut-off date, March 12. Weekly jobless claims are forecast to show an increase from 3.283 million to 3.5 million. Goldman Sachs foresees a leap to 5.25 million.”
“The relative calm is allowing the pound to recover as the safe-haven dollar is seeing diminishing demand. However, investors may return to their gloom, sending stocks lower and the greenback to fresh gains.”
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