Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD holds ground ahead of PMI data releases

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GBP/USD trades below 1.2950 near 10-week lows, PMI figures awaited

The GBP/USD pair trades around 1.2930 during the Asian session on Thursday, staying near its 10-week low of 1.2907 reached on Wednesday. Traders are likely to focus on the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) figures from both the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US), which are scheduled for release during the day.

During a discussion at the Institute of International Finance's annual membership meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey stated that inflation is currently below target due to annual base effects. Bailey noted that the high savings rate indicates consumer caution and added that pension funds should not be required to make compulsory allocations to UK assets. Read more...

GBP/USD skids into new ten-week low ahead of global PMI prints

GBP/USD shed another half of a percent on Wednesday, tipping into a fresh ten-week low and grinding down toward the 1.2900 handle. Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) figures from both the UK and the US are due on a rolling schedule throughout Thursday, and investors will be keeping an eye out for a slew of central banker appearances from both the Bank of England (BoE) and the Federal Reserve (Fed).

The Pound Sterling swooned on Wednesday, declining further as GBP markets buckle under the weight of a broad-market Greenback recovery and investors brace for an overall decline in UK PMI prints for October. Read more...

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