Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD stages a modest recovery from a one-week low

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GBP/USD sticks to modest recovery gains around 1.2630, upside potential seems limited

The GBP/USD pair attracts some buying during the Asian session on Friday and for now, seems to have snapped a two-day losing streak to a one-week low, around the 1.2615-1.2610 region touched the previous day. Spot prices currently trade around the 1.2630-1.2635 zone and remain at the mercy of the US Dollar (USD) price dynamics.

The US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index released on Thursday showed that annual inflation in January was the lowest in three years and reaffirmed bets for an eventual rate cut by the Federal Reserve (Fed). This, in turn, fails to assist the USD Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, to capitalize on the previous day's bounce from a technically significant 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA). Apart from this, the prevalent risk-on environment is seen as another factor undermining the Greenback's relative safe-haven status and lending some support to the GBP/USD pair. Read more...

GBP/USD extends its downside above the 1.2600 mark, US PMI data eyed

The GBP/USD pair extends its downside below the mid-1.2600s during the early Asian session on Friday. The renewed US Dollar (USD) demand above the 104.00 psychological mark drags the major pair lower. Investors will shift their focus to the final US S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for February. At press time, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2625, adding 0.01% on the day.

Data released from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Thursday reported that the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index eased from 2.6% to 2.4% YoY, in line with the market expectation. Additionally, the Core PCE, the Federal Reserve's (Fed) preferred inflation gauge, rose by 2.8% YoY in January compared to the December’s reading of. 2.9, matching with the consensus. Read more...

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.2633
Today Daily Change	0.0009
Today Daily Change %	0.07
Today daily open	1.2624

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2623
Daily SMA50	1.2676
Daily SMA100	1.2549
Daily SMA200	1.2575

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2682
Previous Daily Low	1.2613
Previous Weekly High	1.271
Previous Weekly Low	1.2579
Previous Monthly High	1.2773
Previous Monthly Low	1.2518
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2639
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2656
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.2597
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.257
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2528
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2666
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2709
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2736

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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

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