Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD faces downward pressure due to UK fiscal concerns
|GBP/USD faces downward pressure due to UK fiscal concerns
The Pound Sterling depreciated against the Greenback on Thursday, even though the financial markets remained closed due to former US President Jimmy Carter's funeral. The GBP(SD traded volatile during the session and exchanged hands at 1.2300, down by 0.49%. Read More...
Pound Sterling remains weak despite UK Jones assures markets function on orderly way
The Pound Sterling (GBP) weakens against its major peers on Thursday due to a significant jump in the United Kingdom (UK) government’s borrowing costs. An intense sell-off in UK bonds has pushed 30-year gilt yields to 5.36%, the highest level since 1998. Typically, higher UK gilt yields boost the appeal of the British currency. However, the correlation is not legitimate at this point as a resurgence in inflationary pressures and potentially inflationary United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump policies have weighed on the UK’s economic outlook. Read More...
GBP/USD Price Forecast: Trades near 1.2350 after rebounding from nine-month lows
The GBP/USD pair remains under pressure for the third consecutive session, hovering near 1.2360 during Thursday's Asian trading hours. Technical analysis of the daily chart highlights a prevailing bearish bias, with the pair falling back to the descending channel pattern. Read More...
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