Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD jumps past 1.3500 as Powell leans dovish

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GBP/USD jumps past 1.3500 as Powell leans dovish

The GBP/USD rallies as the Fed Chair Jerome Powell takes the stand at the Jackson Hole Symposium. At the time of writing, the pair trades above 1.3500 after Powell hints that the Fed might be ready to resume its easing cycle. Read More...

Pound Sterling trades lower ahead of Fed Powell's speech at Jackson Hole Symposium

The Pound Sterling (GBP) posts a fresh two-week low around 1.3400 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Friday. The GBP/USD pair extends its losing streak for the fifth trading day as the US Dollar continues to outperform on the back of easing Federal Reserve (Fed) dovish speculation for the September monetary policy meeting. Read More...

GBP/USD maintains position above 1.3400 ahead of Fed Powell’s speech

GBP/USD moves little after four days of losses, trading around 1.3410 during the Asian hours on Friday. The pair faced challenges as the US Dollar (USD) gained ground following the key economic data from the United States (US) released on Thursday. Traders await Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium in Wyoming to gain clues on the September policy outlook. Read More...

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