Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD remains constructive

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GBP/USD outlook: Cable remains constructive

Cable edged higher early Monday and pressure pivotal barrier at 1.3350 (Fibo 61.8% of 1.3423/1.3232 pullback / former recovery peak of Apr 24).

Series of higher lows since 1.3232 correction low, with fresh recovery being tracked by ascending 10DMA add to near term bullish bias, with sustained break of 1.3350 needed to confirm that corrective phase is over, and larger bulls look for fresh attack at key 1.3434 barrier (2024 top). Read more...

GBP/USD Forecast: Pound Sterling sellers turn hesitant on US-China uncertainty

GBP/USD closed marginally lower on Friday but ended up posting small weekly gains. The pair holds its ground in the European session on Monday and trades above 1.3300.

Markets adopt a cautious stance to start the week amid mixed headlines surrounding the US-China trade conflict. As a result, the US Dollar (USD) struggles to outperform its rivals and allows GBP/USD to keep its footing. Read more...

GBP/USD Weekly Outlook: Pound Sterling stands resilient to Trump's tariff play

GBP/USD mainly remained at the mercy of the US Dollar dynamics, induced by US President Donald Trump’s erratic tariff moves and some flickers of optimism on surprisingly resilient US corporate earnings.

The Greenback yo-yoed wildly this week, tumbling nearly 1% against its major rivals at the start of the week on Monday after Trump threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates quickly enough, only to surge 1.5% a day later as Trump softened his rhetoric about China and the independence of the US Federal Reserve. Read more...

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EUR/USD steadies near 1.1650 ahead of US Nonfarm Payrolls

EUR/USD holds ground after five days of losses, trading around 1.1650 during the Asian hours on Friday. Traders remain cautious ahead of the US Nonfarm Payrolls report, which is expected to offer further insight into labor market conditions and the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook. December NFP is forecast to show job gains of 60,000, down from 64,000 in November.

GBP/USD: Further weakness could challenge 1.3400

GBP/USD remains under unabated selling pressure on Thursday, slipping to fresh three-day lows around 1.3415 in response to further improvement in the sentiment surrounding the Greenback ahead of Friday’s key NFP data.

Gold edges lower as bulls opt to wait for the crucial US NFP report

Gold struggles to capitalize on the previous day's goodish move up from the vicinity of the $4,400 mark and attracts some sellers during the Asian session on Friday as bulls seem reluctant ahead of the US NFP report. The critical US employment details will offer more cues about the Fed's rate-cut path, which, in turn, will influence the US Dollar price dynamics and provide a fresh impetus to the non-yielding bullion. In the meantime, dovish Fed expectations and rising geopolitical tensions might continue to act as a tailwind for the XAU/USD.

XRP slides as institutional and retail demand falters

Ripple (XRP) is trading down for the third consecutive day on Thursday amid escalating volatility in the cyrptocurrency market. After peaking at $2.41 on Tuesday, its highest print since November 14 amid the early-year rally, XRP has quickly ran into aggressive profit-taking.

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XRP slides as institutional and retail demand falters

Ripple is trading down for the third consecutive day on Thursday amid escalating volatility in the cyrptocurrency market. After peaking at $2.41 on Tuesday, its highest print since November 14 amid the early-year rally, XRP has quickly ran into aggressive profit-taking.