Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD remains under some selling pressure on Friday

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GBP/USD Price Analysis: Needs to find acceptance above 1.2800 for bulls to seize control

The GBP/USD pair trades with a negative bias for the second straight day on Friday, albeit manages to hold its neck above the previous day's swing low. Spot prices currently hover around the mid-1.2700s and seem poised to register modest weekly gains amid subdued US Dollar (USD) price action.

Against the backdrop of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) hawkish stance, the emergence of fresh selling around the Japanese Yen (JPY), triggered by the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) inaction, lends some support to the USD and weighs on the GBP/USD pair. That said, signs of easing inflationary pressures in the US keep hopes alive for a September Fed rate cut, which should cap the USD and act as a tailwind for the currency pair. Read more...

GBP/USD weakens below 1.2800 as Fed pencils just one rate cut this year

The GBP/USD pair edges lower near 1.2760 after three consecutive sessions of gain during the early Asian session on Friday. The recovery of the USD Index (DXY) above the 105.00 barrier weighs on the major pair. Later on Friday, the preliminary US Michigan Consumer Sentiment report is due, followed by a speech by Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee.

The US Fed signaled that it will cut its key interest rate just once by 25 basis points (bps) toward the end of 2024 despite inflation easing, according to the dot plot. The Fed's revised projections have lifted the Greenback across the board and created a headwind for GBP/USD despite the weaker-than-expected US economic data released on Thursday. Read more...

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.275
Today Daily Change	-0.0012
Today Daily Change %	-0.09
Today daily open	1.2762

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2744
Daily SMA50	1.2612
Daily SMA100	1.264
Daily SMA200	1.255

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2808
Previous Daily Low	1.2738
Previous Weekly High	1.2818
Previous Weekly Low	1.2695
Previous Monthly High	1.2801
Previous Monthly Low	1.2446
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2765
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2781
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.2731
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.27
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2662
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2801
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2839
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.287

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