Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD sterling gains yet fails to clear 1.3000 ahead of US Election


GBP/USD Price Forecast: Sterling gains yet fails to clear 1.3000 ahead of US Election

The Pound Sterling trimmed some of last week's losses against the Greenback and registered gains of over 0.46% ahead of a busy economic schedule featuring US Presidential Elections. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD trades at 1.2971 after rebounding off daily lows of 1.2945. Read More...

Pound Sterling rises against US Dollar ahead of Trump-Harris battle, BoE-Fed policy

The Pound Sterling (GBP) gains sharply against the US Dollar (USD) in North American trading hours on Monday but continues to struggle near the psychological resistance of 1.3000. The GBP/USD pair aims for a firm footing above the key support of 1.2900 as the US Dollar plunges ahead of the United States (US) presidential election on Tuesday. Read More...

GBP/USD attracts some buyers above 1.2950, US presidential election looms

The GBP/USD pair jumps to near 1.2970 on the softer Greenback during the Asian trading hours on Monday. The US Dollar (USD) remains under some selling pressure after the weaker US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data for October, which provides some support to the major pair. Read More...
 
 
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