Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD surges towards 1.3700 as dollar dives post-CPI
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Bring your own booze, to a work event? Prime Minister Boris Johnson finds it harder to explain his behavior and he may be on his way out. That means short-term pain for sterling, but the potential for gains afterward. Johnson has finally admitted he participated in a party in the garden of his residence but said he thought it was a work event. The unconvincing performance was heavily criticized by the opposition and caused unease among the PM's Conservative Party. Read more...
GBP/USD surges towards 1.3700 as dollar dives post-CPI, but now looking overbought
GBP/USD upside has accelerated in recent trade as the US dollar suffers substantial post Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) data weakness, with the pair eyeing a bullish break above a key long-term downtrend and the key 1.3700 level. At current levels just below the big figure, cable is trading at its highest since early November, up just under 0.5% on the day and now looking at gains of about 0.8% on the week. If the pair can close out the week at current levels and in the green, that would mark a fourth consecutive week of gains during which time GBP/USD would have rallied a stunning 3.5%. The pair is over 4.0% up from its mid-December lows in the mid-1.3100s. Read more...
GBP/USD
Overview
Today last price1.3706
Today Daily Change0.0076
Today Daily Change %0.56
Today daily open1.363
Trends
Daily SMA201.3438
Daily SMA501.3397
Daily SMA1001.3554
Daily SMA2001.3738
Levels
Previous Daily High1.3633
Previous Daily Low1.3557
Previous Weekly High1.3599
Previous Weekly Low1.3431
Previous Monthly High1.355
Previous Monthly Low1.3161
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.3604
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.3586
Daily Pivot Point S11.3581
Daily Pivot Point S21.3531
Daily Pivot Point S31.3505
Daily Pivot Point R11.3657
Daily Pivot Point R21.3683
Daily Pivot Point R31.3732
GBP/USD Forecast: Next bullish target aligns at 1.3680
GBP/USD has capitalized on the selling pressure surrounding the dollar and reached its strongest level since early November at 1.3645. Since then it has gone into a consolidation phase early Wednesday. The pair could target 1.3680 as long as support at 1.3600 holds. FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell adopted a cautious tone regarding the timing of the balance sheet reduction on Tuesday and caused the greenback to lose interest. Read more...
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