GBP/USD Price Forecast: Rebounds above 1.2700 on risk-on mood
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GBP/USD moves above 1.2700 due to rising odds of a Fed rate cut in September
GBP/USD withers into a fresh five-week low
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Further gains in the US Dollar prompted EUR/USD to add to the previous day’s retracement and revisit the 1.0900 neighbourhood, where quite a decent contention appears to have emerged so far.
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