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Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: Cable ready for next climb, with help from UK data, the Fed

GBP/USD Forecast: Virus variant concerns and the American shopper may push cable below 1.40

GBP/USD has been attempting recovery as markets swing back to positive ground.  The danger from variants to Britain's reopening and US consumption data could push the pair lower. Friday's four-hour chart is showing that 1.40 is a critical separator of ranges. Call off the reopening? Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come short of suggesting a reversal in policy but he has expressed concerns about the rapid spread of the Indian variant in the UK. Read more...

GBP/USD Weekly Forecast: Cable ready for next climb, with help from UK data, the Fed

Will the Fed be forced to tighten its policy prematurely? The raging debate has been shaking and eventually benefiting the dollar, especially after robust inflation figures, with more volatility expected in response to the bank's minutes. Sterling has received support from the UK reopening and GDP, with a long list of figures now due. Read more...

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price1.4098
Today Daily Change0.0046
Today Daily Change %0.33
Today daily open1.4052
 
Trends
Daily SMA201.3942
Daily SMA501.3871
Daily SMA1001.3809
Daily SMA2001.347
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1.4078
Previous Daily Low1.4006
Previous Weekly High1.4006
Previous Weekly Low1.3801
Previous Monthly High1.4009
Previous Monthly Low1.3669
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.4033
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.405
Daily Pivot Point S11.4012
Daily Pivot Point S21.3973
Daily Pivot Point S31.394
Daily Pivot Point R11.4085
Daily Pivot Point R21.4118
Daily Pivot Point R31.4157

GBP/USD analysis: Finds support

The decline of the GBP/USD did not reach the support of the 200-hour simple moving average on Thursday. Instead, the rate found support in the 1.4005/1.4015 zone, which had provided both resistance and support on Monday. On Friday morning, the GBP/USD had recovered to the 1.4070 level, where it encountered the 55-hour simple moving average. The 55-hour SMA could provide resistance to the currency exchange rate. Read more...

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