Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD struggles at 1.3000, yet remains flat

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GBP/USD Price Forecast: Struggles at 1.3000, yet remains flat

The Pound Sterling recovered some ground yet cannot hold firm above the 1.3000 figure against the Greenback. Absent data releases in the UK kept traders adrift to a goodish US Retail Sales report, along with a dip in unemployment claims. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD trades at 1.2991, virtually unchanged. Read More...

Pound Sterling faces pressure after upbeat US Retail Sales, lower jobless claims

The Pound Sterling (GBP) struggles to return above the psychological figure of 1.3000 against the US Dollar in Thursday’s New York session. The GBP/USD pair surrenders some of its intraday gains as the US Dollar rises after the release of the upbeat monthly Retail Sales for September and upbeat Initial Jobless Claims data for the week ending October 11. Read More...

GBP/USD seems vulnerable below 1.3000, its lowest level since August 20

The GBP/USD pair remains below the 1.3000 psychological mark during the Asian session on Thursday and is currently placed near its lowest level since August 20 touched the previous day. Meanwhile, the fundamental backdrop seems tilted firmly in favor of bearish traders and suggests that the path of least resistance for spot prices is to the downside. Read More...

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