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Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast GBP/USD: How low can sterling go? BOE and Fed promise explosive answers

GBP/USD Weekly Forecast: How low can sterling go? BOE and Fed promise explosive answers

GBP/USD has been under pressure amid rising covid cases, Omicron fears and the PM's problems. Is it Delta or Omicron? The answer is unknown but the increase in UK cases and upcoming restrictions have undoubtedly weighed on the pound – and now the BOE is set to react. On the other side of the pond, the Fed is set to accelerate the pace of tapering as the US economy seems to fire ton all engines. Read more...

GBP/USD marching firmly after forming a triple-bottom formation, targets 1.3300 post US CPI

The British pound is barely flat as Wall Street opens, up some 0.07%, trading at 1.3230 at the time of writing. The awaited US inflation figures were released, spurring a jump in US equity markets, despite the downbeat market sentiment in the Asian and European session. The market sentiment is a mixed-bag, though risk-sensitive currencies like the GBP rise. Read more...

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price1.3258
Today Daily Change0.0037
Today Daily Change %0.28
Today daily open1.3221
 
Trends
Daily SMA201.3341
Daily SMA501.3524
Daily SMA1001.365
Daily SMA2001.3788
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1.323
Previous Daily Low1.3171
Previous Weekly High1.3371
Previous Weekly Low1.3194
Previous Monthly High1.3698
Previous Monthly Low1.3194
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.3193
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.3207
Daily Pivot Point S11.3184
Daily Pivot Point S21.3148
Daily Pivot Point S31.3125
Daily Pivot Point R11.3243
Daily Pivot Point R21.3266
Daily Pivot Point R31.3302

GBP/USD Forecast: Bearish potential intact, awaits US CPI before the next leg down

The GBP/USD pair met with fresh supply on Friday and dropped back to the 1.3200 mark during the early European session, reversing the previous day's modest recovery gains. Expectations that the imposition of fresh COVID-19 restrictions in the UK could force the Bank of England to delay its decision to hike interest rates at its December policy meeting, along with persistent Brexit-related uncertainties, acted as a headwind for the British pound. Read more...

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