GBP/USD opened the week recovering part of Friday’s slide and stalled below the mid-1.3500s, having closed Friday at 1.35307 after a 0.43% decline. The pair briefly climbed above 1.3550 during the European session before retreating, and it sits at one-week lows following another failure at resistance near 1.3650. UK markets are closed for the Summer … Read more
GBP/USD remains constrained beneath 1.3550, hovering just above two-week lows on Monday. Recent hostilities in Iran are impacting risk appetite and bolstering the demand for the safe-haven US Dollar. Fed’s Warsh increased expectations for an imminent rate hike following his remarks at Jackson Hole on Friday. The British Pound edges up on Monday but remains … Read more
Sterling traded at 1.3643 against the dollar on Tuesday, reflecting a modest increase of 0.09% during the session, while remaining confined within a range it has maintained for two consecutive days. The pair has remained anchored above 1.3600 and below 1.3675 — the six-month peak reached last week — as market participants anticipate the U.S. … Read more
GBP/USD traded at 1.3557 Wednesday morning, reflecting a 0.2% increase during the session, following the release of July inflation data at 07:00 London time. TradingEconomics recorded 1.3556, reflecting an increase of 0.17%. The pair edged to 1.3552 immediately after the data, held 1.3550 through the European session, and printed 1.3545 in the first reaction — … Read more
Cable achieved what the euro was unable to accomplish. GBP/USD continued its weekly ascent, maintaining a position above the 1.3500 mark and approaching the 1.3550 area — levels not seen in several weeks — before settling around 1.3530 amid slight selling pressure on the dollar. The pair remained constrained during the European session. It traded … Read more
Sterling traded at $1.3469 on Thursday, remaining unchanged for the session, following a print of 1.34607 on Wednesday and reaching two-day highs above 1.3480. That positions the pair nearly at the midpoint of a range it has maintained for approximately fifteen months, and the price movements over the past nine sessions illustrate the entire issue. … Read more
Sterling declined to 1.3431 on August 3, reflecting a decrease of 0.38%, and has remained below $1.35 through Tuesday. Over the past month, the pound has appreciated by a mere 0.29% relative to the dollar. Over the course of twelve months, the gain is quantified at 1.00%. Those figures reflect a currency that has remained … Read more
GBP/USD traded at 1.3420 on Friday, reflecting a decline of 0.34% from the previous session, yet maintaining the 1.34 handle it regained following the Bank of England’s decision. Sterling appreciated by 1.09% throughout July and is currently 1.07% stronger on a year-over-year basis. The week produced the most pronounced structural change cable has experienced since … Read more
GBP/USD is currently positioned at 1.3378 following the Bank of England’s decision to maintain the Bank Rate at 3.75%, a choice reached by a 6–3 vote. This marks the fifth consecutive hold and the fifth instance of such a decision this year. The pair commenced the session at 1.3369, subsequently declining 0.2% to 1.3341 during … Read more
Sterling traded at $1.3298 against the dollar on Wednesday, up 0.09%, holding a shade under the 1.3300 handle for a second consecutive session. Tuesday’s entire range spanned under 40 pips, between a floor above 1.3250 and a ceiling fractionally above 1.3300. That is a market that has stopped moving, and it has stopped moving directly … Read more
