Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD steadies after sharp drop

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GBP/USD steadies after sharp drop as Reeves’ tax warning sparks fiscal jitters

The GBP/USD holds firm on Wednesday following Tuesday’s 0.90% losses due to UK’s finance minister Rachel Reeves saying that she could raise taxes to meet her fiscal rules. The pair trades at 1.3028 virtually unchanged. Read More...

GBP/USD posts modest gains above 1.3000, traders await US private payroll data

The GBP/USD pair posts modest gains near 1.3025 during the early European session on Wednesday, bolstered by a softer US Dollar (USD). However, the potential upside for the major pair might be limited, as UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves hinted at broad tax rises in her budget later this month. The US October private payroll and ISM Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) reports will be published later on Wednesday. Read More...

GBP/USD plunges into new lows as losses accelerate

GBP/USD fell further on Tuesday, making a clean downside break of the 1.3100 handle and shedding around 0.9% over a single day as Cable losses continue to pile on. The Pound Sterling (GBP) has closed flat or down against the US Dollar (USD) for all but two of the last 12 consecutive trading sessions as GBP/USD races toward a third straight week of one-sided declines. Read More...

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EUR/USD remains weak near 1.1800

EUR/USD rapidly fades Tuesday’s uptick and resumes its weekly retracement, challenging the 1.1800 support at the end of the NA session on Wednesday. The pair’s drop comes in response to extra gains in the US Dollar. Moving forward, the ECB meets on Thursday and is seen leaving its policy rate unchanged.

GBP/USD flirts with daily lows near 1.3640

GBP/USD is giving back Tuesday’s gains on Wednesday, facing renewed selling pressure and drifting towards the 1.3640 zone, or daily lows. The pullback comes as the Greenback picks up some decent traction, while investors position ahead of the BoE’s Super Thursday.

Gold stays offered below $5,000

Gold is back under pressure on Wednesday, slipping below the $5,000 mark per troy ounce as Wednesday’s session draws to a close. The pullback comes amid renewed strength in the US Dollar alongside mixed moves in US Treasury yields across the curve.

Dogecoin Price Forecast: DOGE plummets as retail investors exit amid broad market sell-off

Dogecoin (DOGE) holds near support at $0.1000 at the time of writing on Wednesday, as bears tighten their grip on assets across the crypto market. The leading meme coin remains on the back foot, weighed down by risk-off sentiment, low retail activity and weak technicals.

Should investors abandon AI as software stocks slide?

AI is not being abandoned by markets. It is being priced more carefully. Over the past few weeks, the underperformance of software and SaaS stocks has sparked a familiar question: is the AI trade breaking down? The answer is no.

Ripple stabilizes amid mixed signals as ETF inflows resume despite low retail activity

Ripple hovers around the $1.60 pivotal level at the time of writing on Wednesday, reflecting stable but weak sentiment across the crypto market. Intense volatility triggered a brief sell-off on Tuesday, driving the remittance token to pick up liquidity at $1.53 before recovering to the current level.