The GBP/USD pair is facing hurdles around 1.2200 as investors await UK GDP data. A vulnerable UK GDP will accelerate troubles for the BOE while higher Initial Jobless Claims have supported the US dollar at lower levels.The pair is expected to remain subdued as investors are awaiting the release of …
Read More »GBP/USD Drops From Daily Highs
The GBP/USD 4-hour scale depicts the pair as neutral-downward biased and might test the 1.2000 figure, short term.GBP/USD pair has trimmed some of last Friday’s losses but the asset is still trapped between the 20 and 50-DMA. The daily chart depicts the pair trending between a descending channel as sellers …
Read More »Bailey speech: Parts of UK economy are still going forward strongly
Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey is delivering his remarks on the policy outlook and responding to questions from the press following the bank’s decision to hike the policy rate by 50 basis points to 1.75%. Quotes “We would have had to raise interest rates in double digits last …
Read More »BOE hikes policy rate by 50 bps to 1.75% as expected
Following its August policy meeting, the Bank of England announced that it raised the policy rate by 50 basis points to 1.75% as expected. The policy statement revealed that Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Silvana Tenreyro voted to hike the rate by 0.25 basis points.
Read More »GBP/USD retreats on risk-on ahead of BoE’s decision
The GBP/USD pair falls for the second successive day, as sellers hold 1.2200, alongside a risk-on impulse. Broad US dollar strength keeps the American currency afloat against most G10 currencies.Fed officials hawkish comments boosted the dollar and constituted a headwind for the GBP/USD pair. The Bank of England (BoE) is …
Read More »GBP/USD snaps losses post US PMIs
The GBP/USD pair has snapped three successive weeks of losses and reclaims a fresh gain around 1.34%. The US S&P Global PMIs reading has flashed and renewed worries about current US economic conditions.The US 2s-10s yield curve remains inverted for 14 consecutive days. The pair recaptures the 1.2000 figure amidst …
Read More »Truss, Sunak move a step forward to become UK’s next PM
Following Wednesday’s voting, Penny Mordaunt has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership contest, leaving Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to face each other in the run-off to replace Boris Johnson.The winner of the final round is expected to be announced on Monday, September 5, following a postal ballot completed …
Read More »GBP/USD recaptures psychological resistance
Amid a positive market mood, the GBP/USD pair has managed to scales above 1.2000 after a mild correction. Investors focus now on UK Inflation, lower earnings and higher inflation rates may create more problems for the households in the UK.Declining inflation expectations in the US may hurt the Dollar Index …
Read More »GBP/USD hits a two-week high
The GBP/USD pair is recording solid gains in the week by about 1.19%. BoE’s Governor Bailey said that 50 bps rate hikes are on the table in the next meeting. The GBPUSD grinds higher during the New York session, extending its rally to three straight days after falling close to …
Read More »BoE’s Bailey: 50 bps hike will be on table at next meeting
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday that a 50 basis points rate increase will be among the choices at the next policy meeting, as reported by Reuters.The GBP/USD pair extended its daily rally and touched its highest level in more than 10 days at 1.2045. As of …
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