Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD continuing to slide, testing waters below 1.2250

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GBP/USD continuing to slide, testing waters below 1.2250

The GBP/USD is looking for further downside to end the trading week, probing chart space below 1.2250 heading into the final hours of Friday's trading session. Read More...

Pound Sterling rebounds as consumer spending improves

The Pound Sterling (GBP) finds offers while attempting to extend recovery as investors see no change in the current policy divergence between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England (BoE). The GBP/USD pair looks set to test its six-month low as BoE policymakers have shifted their focus to safeguarding the economy from recession risks. Read More...

UK Preliminary Services PMI declines to 47.2 in September vs. 49.5 expected

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) unexpectedly advanced to 44.2 in September versus the 43.0 expected and, 43.0 - August’s final print. Read More...

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.2242
Today Daily Change	-0.0056
Today Daily Change %	-0.46
Today daily open	1.2298

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2507
Daily SMA50	1.2683
Daily SMA100	1.2647
Daily SMA200	1.2434

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2352
Previous Daily Low	1.2235
Previous Weekly High	1.2548
Previous Weekly Low	1.2379
Previous Monthly High	1.2841
Previous Monthly Low	1.2548
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.228
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2307
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.2238
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.2179
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2122
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2355
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2411
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2471

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