Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD fits fresh monthly high

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GBP/USD Price Forecast: Fits fresh monthly high as bulls retain control above 1.3265

The GBP/USD pair attracts some follow-through buyers for the second straight day on Friday, recovering further from the year-to-date low, around the 1.3135 region, touched earlier this week. The momentum lifts spot prices to the 1.3325 area, or a fresh monthly peak during the early European session, and is supported by a combination of factors.

Despite hot US inflation figures, investors seem convinced that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will keep rates unchanged at the next policy meeting, later this month. Expectations were reaffirmed by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's neutral remarks earlier today, which, along with the recent sharp decline in US bond yields, dragged the US Dollar (USD) to a one-and-a-half-week low. The British Pound (GBP), on the other hand, continues to be underpinned by hawkish remarks from Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey and stronger UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data, which further contributes to the bullish tone surrounding the GBP/USD pair. Read more...

British Pound gathers strength to near 1.3300 on Fed policy uncertainty

The GBP/USD pair gains traction to around 1.3300 during the early European trading hours on Friday. The British Pound (GBP) edges higher against the US Dollar (USD) amid hawkish remarks from Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey and stronger UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data.

Bailey said on Friday that soaring energy prices so far appear to be having limited wider effects on British prices, but it is too soon to draw firm conclusions about how strong such second-round effects will be. Read more...

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