GBP/USD: Flirting with 1.2300 ahead of the Bank of England’s decision

Bank of England to hike rates by 50 bps, fresh forecasts coming up.
Concerns about a global economic setback weighed on US indexes.
GBP/USD trades near its recent multi-month high of 1.2343.

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The GBP/USD pair peaked at 1.2321 after Wall Street’s opening but trimmed intraday gains and hovers at around 1.2280. The pair ends the week flat, as demand for the US Dollar remained subdued.

At the time being, US indexes trade mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 in the red, but the Nasdaq Composite up measly 12 points. Generally better-than-anticipated US macroeconomic data has lifted concerns the US Federal Reserve will go for an aggressive 75 bps hike, which will end up raising the risk of a longer and steeper recession in 2023.

The week ahead will bring the monetary policy decisions of the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, and more relevantly for the British Pound, the Bank of England. Market participants have fully priced in a 50 bps, and little surprises are expected there. However, investors are unaware of what English policymakers have on the docket for 2023.

The Bank of England acknowledged the country is in a recession and expects the setback to extend well into 2023. Fresh forecasts on growth and inflation will be key for the Pound’s direction.

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.228
Today Daily Change	0.0041
Today Daily Change %	0.33
Today daily open	1.2239

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2018
Daily SMA50	1.161
Daily SMA100	1.1664
Daily SMA200	1.2126

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2247
Previous Daily Low	1.2155
Previous Weekly High	1.2311
Previous Weekly Low	1.19
Previous Monthly High	1.2154
Previous Monthly Low	1.1147
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2212
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.219
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.218
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.2121
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2088
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2273
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2306
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2365

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