Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: Pound Sterling extends recovery on upbeat market mood

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Pound Sterling extends recovery on upbeat market mood, investors digest soft UK CPI

The Pound Sterling (GBP) discovers an interim support near 1.2640 despite the United Kingdom Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November has deepened expectations of early rate cuts by the Bank of England (BoE). The GBP/USD pair is expected to remain volatile as the Pound Sterling has lost its competitive advantage of a longer restrictive policy stance after a sharp decline in inflation. Read More...

GBP/USD maintains its position below 1.2650, focus on US GDP data

GBP/USD hovers around 1.2640 during the Asian hours on Thursday, attempting to recover its recent losses registered on Wednesday. The Pound Sterling (GBP) faced a challenge due to downbeat inflation from the United Kingdom (UK). Additionally, the US Dollar (USD) witnessed gains on improved economic data from the United States (US). Read More...

GBP/USD remains on the defensive below the mid-1.2600s ahead of US GDP data

The GBP/USD pair holds below the mid-1.2600s during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. The downtick of the pair is backed by the weaker-than-expected UK inflation data and a modest recovery of the US Dollar (USD). At press time, the major pair is trading at 1.2638, up 0.08% on the day. Read More...

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.2687
Today Daily Change	0.0060
Today Daily Change %	0.48
Today daily open	1.2627

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2631
Daily SMA50	1.2411
Daily SMA100	1.2449
Daily SMA200	1.2511

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2735
Previous Daily Low	1.2626
Previous Weekly High	1.2794
Previous Weekly Low	1.2501
Previous Monthly High	1.2733
Previous Monthly Low	1.2096
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2668
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2693
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.259
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.2554
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2482
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2699
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2771
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2807

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