Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD hits multi-year high post Powell dovish pivot

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GBP/USD hits multi-year high post Powell dovish pivot, rose above 1.3200

The GBP/USD climbed sharply during the North American session after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave the green light to cutting interest rates, as he’s confident that inflation is edging towards the central bank's 2% goal. The pair traded above 1.3200, at around new two-year highs, gaining over 1%. Read More...

Pound Sterling soars to 1.3200 on Powell's dovish interest rate guidance

The Pound Sterling (GBP) extends its winning streak for a seventh trading session against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday. The GBP/USD pair posts a fresh two-year high at 1.3200 as the US Dollar (USD) slides toward a year-to-date low after a dovish guidance on interest rates by Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell in the Jackson Hole (JH) Symposium. Read More...

GBP/USD extends rally above 1.3100, focus on BoE’s Bailey and Fed’s Powell speeches

The GBP/USD pair trades in positive territory for the seventh consecutive day near 1.3105 during the early European session on Friday. The confidence of investors that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will start easing monetary policy in the upcoming September meeting continues to undermine the US Dollar (USD) broadly. Read More...

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EUR/USD keeps the offered stance just above 1.1700

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GBP/USD hits new yearly lows near 1.3300

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