Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD gains positive traction for the fourth successive day


GBP/USD maintains its bid tone around 1.2775-1.2780 region ahead of UK jobs data

The GBP/USD pair attracts some dip-buyers during the Asian session on Tuesday and climbs to a fresh daily peak, around the 1.2775-1.2780 region in the last hour. Spot prices, however, remain confined in the previous day's broader trading range as traders keenly await important macro data from the UK and the US before placing fresh directional bets. 

The monthly UK employment report and the US Producer Price Index (PPI) will be published later today, which will be followed by the latest consumer inflation figures from the UK and the US on Wednesday. This, along with the release of the Preliminary UK Q2 GDP on Thursday, will play a key role in influencing the sentiment surrounding the British Pound (GBP) and provide a fresh directional impetus to the GBP/USD pair. Read more...

GBP/USD flattens as markets await key midweek data

GBP/USD continued to flatten out on Monday, trading in place and testing key technical levels as markets buckle down for the wait to a midweek inflation data outing. Recent volatility that saw Cable drop back to long-run averages below 1.2700 have eased into the background for now, and investors will be pivoting to face a round of key inflation prints on both sides of the Atlantic due in the midweek.

US Producer Price Index (PPI) business-level inflation figures are due on Tuesday. The forecast indicates a decrease in core PPI to 2.7% from 3.0%. On Wednesday, YoY core CPI inflation is expected to drop to 3.2% from 3.3%. Market sentiment relies on a balanced inflation outcome for equities to perform well. Read more...

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