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Pound Sterling Price News Forecast: GBP/USD retreats towards 1.0600, bears eye record low on BOE’s hesitance

GBP/USD retreats towards 1.0600 as bears again eye record low on BOE’s hesitance

GBP/USD fades bounce off the all-time low marked on Monday, easing to 1.0670 during the early Asian session on Tuesday, as pessimism surrounding the UK remains intact. Also exerting downside pressure on the Cable pair is the hawkish Fedspeak ahead of the week’s key US data. Read more...

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price1.0698
Today Daily Change-0.0162
Today Daily Change %-1.49
Today daily open1.086
 
Trends
Daily SMA201.1475
Daily SMA501.1808
Daily SMA1001.2045
Daily SMA2001.2654
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1.1274
Previous Daily Low1.084
Previous Weekly High1.1461
Previous Weekly Low1.084
Previous Monthly High1.2294
Previous Monthly Low1.1599
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.1006
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.1108
Daily Pivot Point S11.0708
Daily Pivot Point S21.0557
Daily Pivot Point S31.0274
Daily Pivot Point R11.1143
Daily Pivot Point R21.1426
Daily Pivot Point R31.1577

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GBP/USD Forecast: Will bears stay on sidelines amid BoE speculation?

GBP/USD has erased a large portion of its daily losses after having touched a new all-time low of 1.0340 in the early Asian session. The pair was last seen edging higher toward 1.0800 and bears could stay on the sidelines for the now while trying to figure out whether or not the Bank of England (BoE) will take action to stop the British pound's devaluation. Read more...

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