Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD strengthens on relief rally after UK autumn statement

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Pound Sterling weakens against US Dollar ahead of key US data

The Pound Sterling (GBP) drops to near 1.3190 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Tuesday. The GBP/USD pair falls as the US Dollar extends Monday's recovery move despite weak United States (US) ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data for November. Read more...

GBP strengthens on relief rally after UK Autumn Statement – MUFG

The Pound Sterling (GBP) rose this week following relief over the UK Autumn Statement and broad USD weakness, pushing cable above 1.3275 and further away from early November lows. While the UK Budget eased gilt market concerns and raised fiscal headroom, front-loaded spending and back-loaded taxes mean the BoE may still pursue rate cuts amid softer inflation and labor market weakness, MUFG's FX analyst Lee Hardman reports. Read more...

GBP/USD: Starmer backs Reeves amid budget controversy – Commerzbank

Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Office for Budget Responsibility after a premature report release, stressing fiscal stability despite political criticism, Commerzbank's FX analyst Antje Praefcke notes. Read more...

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GBP/USD: Daily gains remain capped by 1.3650

GBP/USD leaves behind Monday’s pessimism and advances marginally on Tuesday. Cable’s humble gains, however, appear to have met quite a decent resistance in the 1.3650 zone for now, in a context of a slight selling pressure hovering around the Greenback.

EUR/USD struggles to regain pace; gyrates around 1.1670

EUR/USD clinches humble gains around 1.1670 following Tuesday’s close on Wall Street. Indeed, marginal losses in the US Dollar encourages spot to set aside two dauly pullbacks in a row and maintain the 1.1700 barrier on the cross-hairs for now. Moving forward, US inflation tracked by the PCE and another revision of Q2 GDP data should keep investors entertained on Wednesday.

$4700 back on Gold buyers’ radar as US core PCE inflation data looms

Gold is heading back toward the fresh 15-week highs of $4,697 in Wednesday’s Asian trades, reversing a brief dip below the $4,650 level. Gold buyers find renewed strength from a broadly subdued US Dollar (USD), as they look to reposition ahead of the US core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index data for July.

Bitcoin pauses near $80,000, Ethereum at $2,500, XRP below $1.50

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) are facing downside pressure near key psychological thresholds as last week's double-digit rally loses momentum. The pullback reflects near-term corrective measures as traders book profits. Bitcoin trades near $78,760 at press time on Wednesday, maintaining its bullish bias after last week's 23% rally.

America’s self‑inflicted trade wound

I’m conflicted about the trade war that the U.S. has started with Canada. Let’s be clear: any representation that Canada has been taking unfair advantage of the U.S. or that they have been treating us badly for years is a bogus characterization. In reality, the shoe is on the other foot. It’s the U.S. that has been behaving badly.

Canada hits US goods with tariffs; The rate market sees a problem

On September 8, Canada begins charging its own importers 15%, 25% and 50% on roughly 700 lines of American goods. The measure is billed as dollar for dollar, and on the arithmetic of covered trade it is. What it is not is a tax on the United States.