Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: Sinks as BoE delivers dovish hold, April cut fully priced

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GBP/USD sinks as BoE delivers dovish hold, April cut fully priced

The Pound Sterling (GBP) collapses against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday after the Bank of England (BoE) decided to hold rates but opened the door for further easing, in a decision seen as a 'dovish hold.' Worse-than-expected US jobs data failed to halt the GBP/USD downfall, trading at 1.3529, down 0.90%. Read More...

Pound Sterling cracks after BoE's dovish rate hold

The Pound Sterling (GBP) extends its decline against its major currency peers on Thursday, following the Bank of England’s (BoE) monetary policy announcement. The British currency has fallen further as five out of nine Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members have voted to hold interest rates steady at 3.75%, against two expected. Read More...

GBP/USD falls toward 1.3600 ahead of BoE policy decision

GBP/USD extends its losses for the second successive session, trading around 1.3620 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The pair weakens as the Pound Sterling (GBP) comes under pressure ahead of the Bank of England’s (BoE) interest rate decision later in the day. Read More...

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EUR/USD weakens to near 1.1900 as traders eye US data

The EUR/USD pair loses ground to around 1.1905, snapping the two-day winning streak during the early European trading hours on Tuesday. Markets might turn cautious ahead of the release of key US economic data, including US employment and inflation reports that were pushed back slightly due to the recently ended four-day government shutdown.

GBP/USD edges lower below 1.3700 on UK political risks, BoE rate cut bets

The GBP/USD pair trades on a weaker note around 1.3685 during the European session on Tuesday. The Pound Sterling edges lower against the US Dollar amid political risk in the United Kingdom and rising expectations of near-term Bank of England rate cuts.

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Bitcoin Cash trades lower, risks dead-cat bounce amid bearish signals

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Follow the money, what USD/JPY in Tokyo is really telling you

Over the past two Tokyo sessions, this has not been a rate story. Not even close. Interest rate differentials have been spectators, not drivers. What has moved USD/JPY in local hours has been flow and flow alone.

Bitcoin Cash trades lower, risks dead-cat bounce amid bearish signals

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) trades in the red below $522 at the time of writing on Tuesday, after multiple rejections at key resistance. BCH’s derivatives and on-chain indicators point to growing bearish sentiment and raise the risk of a dead-cat bounce toward lower support levels.