GBP/USD juggles below 1.2500 as investors await Fed’s rate policy and US ADP job data

GBP/USD is oscillating in a narrow range below 1.2500 ahead of Fed policy and US private Employment data.
S&P500 futures have added more losses in early Asia as anxiety among investors is deepening ahead of Fed policy.
Higher chances of a 12^th straight interest rate hike from the BoE have trimmed UK inflation expectations.

Sagar Dua FXStreet

The GBP/USD pair is showing back-and-forth action in a narrow range below the psychological resistance of 1.2500 in the early Asian session. The Cable is demonstrating a volatility contraction, however, a power-pack action is expected ahead of the interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the United States Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Employment data.

S&P500 futures have added more losses in early Asia as anxiety among market participants ahead of the Fed’s interest rate policy is deepening. An elevation in the risk aversion market mood is expected to impact risk-sensitive assets further.

The US Dollar Index (DXY) is making efforts for breaking above the immediate resistance of 102.20. An expectation of one more interest rate hike from the Fed is improving the appeal for the USD Index as safe-haven. Fed chair Jerome Powell is widely anticipated to announce a consecutive 25 basis point (bp) interest rate hike, however, investors will keep focusing on further roadmap for taming the sticky core Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Solid expectations for an interest rate hike from the Fed have heavily impacted demand for US government bonds. This has accelerated 10-year US Treasury yields to 3.57%.

Apart from the Fed’s interest rate policy, Wednesday’s US ADP Employment data will be keenly watched. As per the consensus, the US economy added 150K jobs in April lower than the former addition of 145K.

On the Pound Sterling front, soaring odds of a further interest rate hike from the Bank of England (BoE) have eased United Kingdom’s inflation expectations. BoE Governor Andrew Bailey is expected to raise interest rates straight for the 12^th time to strengthen its defense against double-digit inflation. Citi said its monthly survey conducted by market research company YouGov showed public expectations for inflation in 12 months' time eased to 5.2% in April from 5.4% in March and expectations for five to 10 years ahead fell to 3.6% from 3.7%, as reported by Reuters.

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.2492
Today Daily Change	-0.0077
Today Daily Change %	-0.61
Today daily open	1.2569

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2451
Daily SMA50	1.2251
Daily SMA100	1.2212
Daily SMA200	1.194

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2584
Previous Daily Low	1.2446
Previous Weekly High	1.2584
Previous Weekly Low	1.2387
Previous Monthly High	1.2584
Previous Monthly Low	1.2275
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2531
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2499
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.2482
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.2396
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2345
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.262
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.267
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2757

Author

Sagar Dua

FXStreet

Sagar Dua is associated with the financial markets from his college days. Along with pursuing post-graduation in Commerce in 2014, he started his markets training with chart analysis.

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