Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD tumbles near 1.2500 breakdown as US data boosts USD
|GBP/USD tumbles near 1.2500 breakdown as US data boosts USD
The GBP/USD extended its losses during the North American session, with sellers targeting a break below 1.2500. Cable is losing over 0.48% or 60 pips on the day. At the time of writing, the pair hovers near 1.2500.
US data released ahead of the New York open hinted that the labor market remains solid and the economy is expanding. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending December 14 fell from 242K to 220K, below forecasts of 230K. Read more...
GBP/USD Forecast: Pound Sterling could renew multi-month lows
Following Wednesday's loss of more than 1%, GBP/USD extended its slide on Thursday. After touching its weakest level since early May near 1.2470 in the Asian trading hours on Friday, the pair recovered to the 1.2500 area in the European session.
The Bank of England (BoE) maintained its bank rate at 4.75% after the December meeting, as expected. On a dovish twist, however, three members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted for a 25 basis points (bps) rate cut. In its policy statement, the BoE said that they can't commit to when or by how much they will cut rates in 2025, due to heightened uncertainty in the economy. Pound Sterling came under bearish pressure following the BoE's policy announcements. Read more...
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