Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD struggles to clear resistance level after PMI data

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GBP/USD Forecast: Pound Sterling struggles to clear resistance level after PMI data

GBP/USD retreats to the 1.3400 area in the European session on Thursday after ending the first three days of the week higher. The pair's technical outlook highlights a loss of bullish momentum as market focus shifts to Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data releases from the US.

The data from the UK showed early Thursday that the economic activity in the private sector contracted at a softer pace in May than it did in April, with S&P Global Composite PMI recovering to 49.4 from 48.5. Read more...

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