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Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD catches bid as BoE hawk warns inflation is embedded

British Pound catches bid as BoE hawk warns inflation is embedded

The Pound Sterling advances some 0.40% on Tuesday as the Greenback retreats from multi-month highs, boosted by hawkish comments by a Bank of England (BoE) member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), while a widening of the US trade deficit weighed on the Greenback. The GBP/USD trades at 1.3281 at the time of writing. Read More...

British Pound bounces off 1.3200 amid modest USD pullback; lacks bullish conviction

The GBP/USD pair attracts some dip-buyers near the 1.3200 mark on Tuesday and hits a fresh daily high during the first half of the European session. Spot prices, however, remain confined in a familiar range held over the past two weeks or so and currently trade around the 1.3240 region, up less than 0.10% for the day. Read More...

GBP/USD Price Forecast: YTD low near 1.3140 to act as key support level

The British pound (GBP) is down 0.26% to near 1.3200 against the US Dollar (USD) during the early European trading session on Monday. The GBP/USD pair faces selling pressure as the US Dollar (USD) outperforms due to an improvement in its safe-haven demand in the wake of heightened French fiscal concerns. Read More...

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