Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD extends its losses on the second successive day
|GBP/USD follows the downward path near 1.2320, focus on BoE policy decision
GBP/USD expands losses on the second successive day, trading lower around 1.2320 during the Asian session on Thursday. US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) hawkish stance exerts downward pressure on the pair.
As anticipated, the Fed chose to keep the existing benchmark policy rates unchanged at 5.5% during the meeting held on Wednesday. Read more...
GBP/USD drops to fresh multi-month low amid sustained USD buying, ahead of BoE decision
The GBP/USD pair remains under some selling pressure for the second successive day on Thursday and drops closer to the 1.2300 round figure, or a fresh low since early June during the Asian session.
The US Dollar (USD) manages to preserve the previous day's post-FOMC recovery gains from over a one-week low and remains well within the striking distance of a six-month high, which, in turn, is seen exerting pressure on the GBP/USD pair. As was widely anticipated, the Federal Reserve (Fed) decided to leave interest rates unchanged, though maintained its forecast for rates to peak at 5.5% to 5.75% this year, keeping the door open for one more 25 bps lift-off in 2023. Moreover, policymakers now see the benchmark rate at 5.1% next year, suggesting just two rate cuts in 2024 as compared to four rate cuts projected previously. Read more...
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