Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD halts decline and reclaims 1.2600


GBP/USD halts decline and reclaims 1.2600 amid UK’s holiday and hawkish Fed

The British Pound (GBP) stopped its free-fall on Monday against the US Dollar (USD) amidst a UK Summer Bank Holiday, which spurred choppy trading amongst most FX pairs during the overlap of the London-New York session. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD is trading at 1.2601, gaining 0.19%. Read More...
GBP/USD Daily chart

Pound Sterling remains vulnerable as high inflation threatens economic outlook

The Pound Sterling (GBP) recovered after printing a fresh 14-week low, but the broader bias remains bearish as the British economy is exposed to a possible recession due to an aggressive rate-tightening cycle by the Bank of England (BoE). The GBP/USD pair communicates fears about rising interest rates as the tight labor market is losing its appeal, and firms have reported a decline in production due to a dismal demand outlook. Read More...
 

GBP/USD could revisit the 1.2480 region – UOB

Further downside in GBP/USD could extend the decline to the 1.2480 zone in the next few weeks, note Economist Lee Sue Ann and Markets Strategist Quek Ser Leang at UOB Group. Read More...

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price 1.2604
Today Daily Change 0.0024
Today Daily Change % 0.19
Today daily open 1.258
 
Trends
Daily SMA20 1.272
Daily SMA50 1.2788
Daily SMA100 1.264
Daily SMA200 1.24
 
Levels
Previous Daily High 1.2655
Previous Daily Low 1.2548
Previous Weekly High 1.28
Previous Weekly Low 1.2548
Previous Monthly High 1.3142
Previous Monthly Low 1.2659
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 1.2589
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 1.2614
Daily Pivot Point S1 1.2534
Daily Pivot Point S2 1.2488
Daily Pivot Point S3 1.2427
Daily Pivot Point R1 1.2641
Daily Pivot Point R2 1.2701
Daily Pivot Point R3 1.2747

 

 

 
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