Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD sinks as the Fed overtakes the BoE

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The Pound sinks as the Fed overtakes the BoE

The Pound trades just under 1.3400, 91 pips lower and down 0.68%. The Fed took its rate to 3.75-4.00% and, measured at the midpoint of the new range, American money now pays more than British money for the first time this year. The Bank of England gets seventeen hours to respond to that, and is forecast not to. Read More...

The Pound sells its own inflation spike ahead of a Fed hike

The British Pound (GBP) trades just above 1.3450 on Wednesday, down 23 pips, after a morning that ran in two directions. It climbed into the August inflation release at 06:00 GMT, spiked on it, then spent six hours handing the move back and another 30 pips with it. The release matched the forecast on the monthly rate, on the annual rate and on the core rate. Nothing in it missed, and the Pound sold 53 pips on it. Read More...

GBP/USD Price Forecast: Fails near 1.3500 as bears eye 200-SMA ahead of Fed decision

The GBP/USD pair attracts fresh sellers following an intraday uptick to the 1.3500 neighborhood and drops to the lower end of its daily range during the first half of the European session on Wednesday. Spot prices currently trade around the 1.3470-1.3465 region, just above a one-month low touched on Tuesday, as traders keenly await the outcome of a two-day FOMC meeting. Read More...

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