Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD retreated from one-month peak

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GBP/USD Forecast: Buyers need to defend 1.2600 to remain in control

GBP/USD has erased its daily gains after having advanced to a monthly high of 1.2667 earlier in the day. The pair faces key support at 1.2600 and buyers could struggle to dominate the price action in case this level turns into resistance.

The broad-based selling pressure surrounding the greenback fueled GBP/USD's upside in the second half of the week. The improving market mood made it difficult for the dollar to stay resilient against its rivals and the US Dollar Index fell to its weakest level since late April below 102.00. Read more...

GBP/USD retreated from one-month peak, still well bid above 1.2600 amid weaker USD

The GBP/USD pair trimmed a part of its intraday gains to a one-month low and was seen trading near the 1.2625-1.2620 area, up 0.25% during the early European session.

The pair gained positive traction for the third successive day on Friday - also marking the sixth day of a positive move in the previous seven - and confirmed a bullish breakout through the 1.2600 mark. The momentum pushed spot prices to the highest level since April 26 and was sponsored by the prevalent US dollar selling bias. Read more...

GBP/USD holds near one-month highs in 1.2600s pre-US Core PCE data release

Though the pair has now handed back most of the gains it made during the Asia Pacific session, GBP/USD continues to trade slightly in the green and supported to the north of the 1.2600 level on Friday. FX market conditions have been fairly subdued in recent hours ahead of the release of key US Core PCE inflation data for April that, if it shows an easing of price pressures, could contribute to a continuation of recent USD weakening if it contributes to the “inflation has peaked” narrative and thus triggers a further paring back on Fed tightening bets. Read more...

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.2632
Today Daily Change	0.0036
Today Daily Change %	0.29
Today daily open	1.2596

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2433
Daily SMA50	1.2787
Daily SMA100	1.3118
Daily SMA200	1.3338

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2621
Previous Daily Low	1.2552
Previous Weekly High	1.2525
Previous Weekly Low	1.2217
Previous Monthly High	1.3167
Previous Monthly Low	1.2411
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2595
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2578
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.2558
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.2521
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2489
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2627
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2659
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2696

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EUR/USD edges lower below 1.1650 as Middle East tensions fuel US Dollar strength

The EUR/USD pair trades in negative territory around 1.1635 during the early Asian session on Thursday. The US Dollar strengthens against the Euro as escalating Middle East conflict boosts safe-haven flows. Traders brace for the Eurozone Retail Sales and US weekly Initial Jobless Claims reports, which will be released later on Thursday.

GBP/USD tests key moving averages as growth downgrade weighs

GBP/USD was nearly flat on Wednesday, edging up 0.08% to settle around 1.3370 in a quiet session. The pair has fallen sharply from its late-January high near 1.3870 and is now testing the 200-day Exponential Moving Average, with this week's one-week forex heatmap showing Pound Sterling as one of the worst performers against the US Dollar, down about 1.4% on the week.

Gold benefits from a retreating USD; reduced Fed rate cut bets cap gains

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