Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD climbs above 1.2600, driven by optimistic UK data

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GBP/USD hits 12-week high amid positive data

The Pound Sterling (GBP) advances to a new 12-week high against the US Dollar (USD) courtesy of better-than-expected data revealed on Thursday, which sparked a sell-off of Gilts; consequently, UK bond yields rose. The GBP/USD is trading at 1.2606 after hitting a high of 1.2615.

S&P Global revealed that business activity in the United States (US) remains solid after the Services and Composite PMIs exceeded forecasts. Nevertheless, the Manufacturing PMI slipped below the 50 expansion/contraction threshold, painting a mixed scenario for the economy. In the next week, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) will update the readings for December. Read more...

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GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.26
Today Daily Change	0.0066
Today Daily Change %	0.53
Today daily open	1.2534

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2334
Daily SMA50	1.226
Daily SMA100	1.2501
Daily SMA200	1.2453

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2576
Previous Daily Low	1.2489
Previous Weekly High	1.2506
Previous Weekly Low	1.2213
Previous Monthly High	1.2337
Previous Monthly Low	1.2037
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2543
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2522
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.249
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.2446
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2403
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2577
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.262
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2664

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