Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD stalls as mixed US data keeps Fed hawkish bets alive

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British Pound stalls as mixed US data keeps Fed hawkish bets alive

The Pound Sterling trades sideways versus the US Dollar on Tuesday after a tranche of US economic data was mixed, with business activity dipping in August, while a strong jobs market justified Fed Chair Warsh's hawkish tilt. The GBP/USD trades at 1.3540, down a modest 0.06%. Read More...

GBP/USD Price Forecast: Declines below 1.3550, while maintaining bullish bias above 100-day SMA

The GBP/USD pair trades in negative territory around 1.3545 during the early European trading hours on Tuesday. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish remarks at the Jackson Hole symposium underpin the US dollar (USD) against the British Pound (GBP). Read More...

British Pound softens to near 1.3550 on geopolitical tensions, hawkish Fed bets

The GBP/USD pair trades with mild losses around 1.3550 during the early Asian trading hours on Tuesday. The US Dollar (USD) edges higher against the British Pound (GBP) amid ongoing Middle East tensions and Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish remarks at the Jackson Hole symposium. Read More...

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