Pound Sterling tumbles below 1.2500 as bears cut bulls hopes short

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GBP/USD Price Analysis: Tumbles below 1.2500 as bears cut bulls hopes short

During the mid-North American session, the Pound Sterling retreats and registers losses against the US Dollar, slumping below 1.2500. Data from the United States showed that inflation is picking up, which would deter Fed intentions from cutting interest rates. The GBP/USD trades at 1.2481, down 027%. Read More...

Pound sterling drops as US Dollar rebounds due to hot US core PCE Inflation

The Pound Sterling (GBP) faces selling pressure near 1.2500 against the US Dollar (USD) in Friday’s early American session. The GBP/USD pair drops as firm expectations that the Bank of England (BoE) will start reducing interest rates from the June meeting. BoE policymakers see inflation receding sharply in upcoming months but still refrain from providing a concrete time frame for interest-rate cuts. In the press conference after the last monetary policy meeting, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said market expectations for two or three rate cuts this year are not “unreasonable”. Read More...

GBP/USD trades on a softer note below 1.2530 ahead of US PCE data

The GBP/USD pair trades on a weaker note around 1.2502 during the early Asian trading hours on Friday. The modest rebound of the US Dollar (USD) weighs on the major pair despite weaker US GDP growth numbers. The US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index data on Friday will be in the spotlight. Read More...

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.2486
Today Daily Change	-0.0028
Today Daily Change %	-0.22
Today daily open	1.2514

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2524
Daily SMA50	1.2626
Daily SMA100	1.2651
Daily SMA200	1.2559

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2527
Previous Daily Low	1.2454
Previous Weekly High	1.2499
Previous Weekly Low	1.2367
Previous Monthly High	1.2894
Previous Monthly Low	1.2575
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2499
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2482
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.247
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.2426
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2397
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2542
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2571
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2614

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