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The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate came in at 9.1% in May when compared to 9.0% registered in April while matching estimates of a 9.1% print, the UK Office for National Statistics reported on Wednesday. The annualized figure hit the highest since March 1982 and is also the …

The GBP/USD pair has managed to remain positive on the week, up by 0.82%. The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a no-confidence vote, and the GBP positively reacted to this piece of political news.The sterling climbs for the second straight day amid two days of a volatile trading session …

The GBP/USD pair has dumped on Tuesday in widespread risk-off, breaking below 1.26 the figure in a fresh bear-cycle low for 2022. A number of risk-off factors are being built into the price, from lower growth forecasts for the global economy, China’s covid spread and the contagion risks associated with …

The GBP/JPY pair was last trading lower by 1.1%, after extending on last Friday’s slightly larger loss to fall back to near the 163.00 level for the first time in nearly two weeks and, in doing so, drop below its 21-Day Moving Average (currently at 163.18) for the first time …

The GBP/USD pair has maintained choppy performance on Thursday with the US dollar seeing a mixed reaction to weaker than expected initial jobless claims and housing data, though the pair has for the most part remained well supported to the north of the 1.3600 level. At current levels in the …

The GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.3627 and higher by 0.24% after rising from a low of 1.3585 to a high of 1.3648. Besides domestic drivers, the sterling has benefitted from a pullback in US yields and the US dollar. US Treasury yields are retreating from near two-year highs on …