Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD holds firm as political stability offsets UK growth miss

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British Pound holds firm as political stability offsets UK growth miss

The Pound Sterling advances 0.11% on Tuesday, even though UK data showed the economy is slowing, while the latest US jobs report showed that the number of vacancies rose in May, according to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics. The GBP/USD trades at 1.3270. Read More...

British Pound holds below 1.3250 after a downward revision of UK GDP

The British Pound (GBP) is giving away previous gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, weighed by the downward revision of the UK’s Q1 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data. The GBP/USD pair is trading just above session highs at 1.3222 at the time of writing after failing to break above the top of last week’s trading range, at the 1.3270 area. Read More...

British Pound drifts lower below 1.3250 on steady BoE rate path, traders await US jobs data

The GBP/USD pair loses traction to around 1.3240 during the Asian trading hours on Tuesday. A potential rate hike from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) provides some support to the US Dollar (USD) against the British Pound (GBP). The US ADP employment data and the US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data will take center stage later this week. Read More...

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GBP/USD back to 1.3250, down modestly for the day

GBP/USD now comes under fresh downside pressure and recedes toward the mid-1.3200s on Tuesday, partially reversing the optimism seen at the beginning of the week. Meanwhile, Cable’s bearish tone follows the resumption of the upside traction in the Greenback, always amid the sharp rally in USD/JPY.

EUR/USD off tops, back to 1.1400

EUR/USD now loses some momentum and recedes from the area of recent daily tops, revisiting the 1.1400 neighbourhood in the latter part of Tuesday session. The pair’s daily decline comes in response to the resurgence of some buying interest in the US Dollar.

Gold clings to daily gains beyond $4,000

Following multi-month lows near $3,950, Gold now manages to regain some composure and reclaim the area beyond the key $4,000 yardstick per troy ounce on Wednesday. Still, any meaningful recovery appears limited as a broadly firmer US Dollar and rising US Treasury yields weigh on the yellow metal.

Ripple defends critical support, Stellar extends recovery

Ripple (XRP) trades around the key $1.00 psychological level, consolidating as the token awaits its next directional catalyst. Stellar (XLM) extends its recovery above $0.178 after posting modest gains at the start of this week.

Why a hawkish Bank of Japan could trigger the next Bitcoin sell-off

The Japanese Yen hits a 40-year low of 162.00 against the US Dollar, raising concerns about intervention or additional rate hikes by the Bank of Japan. BoJ may sell US Treasuries to buy back Yen, potentially pushing US bond yields higher and making Bitcoin less attractive to investors.

Kevin Warsh isn't expected to say much in Sintra: That's exactly why markets will listen

Financial markets could find an important catalyst in the enchanting, fairytale-like landscape of Sintra this week. The ECB Forum will, as it does every year, gather the crème de la crème of central banks. The new boss at the Fed, who has clearly said that the Fed should stop explaining everything, will need to talk – and traders should listen.