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GBP/USD sees upside above 1.1600 as market mood soars, Fed/BOE policy remains a key

  • GBP/USD is eyeing more gains after a break above 1.1600 amid improved risk appetite.
  • The odds of a 75 bps rate hike by the Fed helped yields to rebound.
  • Tightening fiscal and monetary policies would give a solid resolve to the double-digit inflation riddle.

The GBP/USD pair plays near the round-level resistance of 1.1600 in the early Tokyo session. The cable rebounded firmly on Friday after dropping to near the major cushion of 1.1500 amid a cheerful market mood. The risk-on impulse regained traction after S&P500 shrugged off tech’s forward earnings uncertainty and rose sharply, around 2.5%.

The US dollar index (DXY) remained capped in a 45-pips range as bumper risk-appetite restricted bulls from having a ball while higher chances of a more significant rate hike by the Federal Reserve (Fed) kept bears at the place. Also, the 10-year US Treasury yields reclaimed the 4% mark as a fourth consecutive 75 basis point (bps) rate hike by the Fed looks real.

A report from Goldman Sachs cites that the US central bank could go beyond its desired terminal rate of 4.75% to 5%. The road to a 5% terminal rate will go through the phases of 75 bps this week, 50 bps in December, and 25 bps in February and March, the report added.

But before that, the US ISM Manufacturing PMI data will remain in focus. The economic data is seen lower at 50.0 vs. the prior release of 50.9. Also, the ISM New Orders Index will be the crucial catalyst that displays forward demand and is seen significantly higher at 49.1 against the former figure of 47.1.

On the UK front, Tuesday’s monetary policy will be of utmost importance as it will be the first after UK novel leadership. To combat the double-digit inflation monster, Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey will prefer to go with expensive chips. Analysts at Rabobank look for a 75 bps rate hike to 3.00% from 2.25%. They explain that it would still be the largest rate hike of this cycle. They expect to see rates peaking at 4.75%.

After the disaster of the mini-Budget in late September, UK PM Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are targeting to curtail the higher debt situation through fiscal policy, which will also support fighting against soaring price pressures. Reports from Financial Times claim that Sunak is exploring tax rises and spending cuts of up to GBP 50 billion, which is in line with the agenda of the bank of England (BOE) of bringing price stability.

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price1.1597
Today Daily Change-0.0016
Today Daily Change %-0.14
Today daily open1.1613
 
Trends
Daily SMA201.1298
Daily SMA501.1381
Daily SMA1001.1734
Daily SMA2001.2366
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1.1624
Previous Daily Low1.1504
Previous Weekly High1.1646
Previous Weekly Low1.1258
Previous Monthly High1.1738
Previous Monthly Low1.0339
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.1578
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.155
Daily Pivot Point S11.1537
Daily Pivot Point S21.146
Daily Pivot Point S31.1417
Daily Pivot Point R11.1656
Daily Pivot Point R21.17
Daily Pivot Point R31.1776

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Sagar Dua

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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