The surge of the GBP/USD has continued due to the prior momentum. On Wednesday, the lower than expected US CPI boosted the move. In the near term future, the pair could approach the 1.2700 mark. Meanwhile, it was noted that most traders were long since Monday. On Wednesday data indicated taht profits had been taken.Economic Calendar Notable events for this week are
Last week, despite being pierced, the 1.2460/1.2470 range held as support and forced the pair to recover. On Monday, the recovery was stuck between the support of the three hourly simple moving averages and the weekly simple pivot point near 1.2520 and the resistance range at 1.2535/1.2550. Economic Calendar The US Consumer Price Index will impact the market this week. Everything else
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the Non-farm Employment Change, Average Hourly Earnings and the Unemployment Rate. The data has been abysmal. The data reveals that the US economy is not doing well, as the Chairman of the Fed stated on Thursday. The economy is declining. A declining economy might need interest rate cuts. Non-farm Employment Change was forecast to
On May 1, US monetary policy makers, who decide upon the supply of the US Dollar, announced the Federal Funds Rate. The rate is used as a base rate for all USD denominated debt. The Fed has kept the interest rate unchanged at 5.50%, as the financial markets expected. In addition, the central bank has published the Federal Open Markets
The GBP/USD currency pair initially failed to reach above the 1.2535/1.2540 range. However, on Monday, the range was passed. On Tuesday, the 50-hour simple moving average caught up with the pair and provided additional support. Economic Calendar This week, the top fundamental event will take place. The United States Federal Reserve will announce its monetary policy on Wednesday at 18:00 GMT. In
On April 23rd, the US Dollar dropped at 13:45 GMT. The drop was created by the publication of the United States Manufacturing and Services sector Purchasing Managers Indices. Released numbers showed a slowdown of US business activity. On GBP/USD charts it resulted in a strengthening of the ongoing recovery. The rate reached the resistance of the 1.2460 level. This resistance held
The GBP/USD found support in the 1.2300 mark on Monday, and recovered to the resistance of the 50-hour simple moving average on Tuesday. Meanwhile, it has been observed that traders remain long, despite the pair continuing to book new low levels.Economic Calendar At 13:45 GMT, all of financial markets could move due to the publication of the United States Manufacturing and Services
The GBP/USD has revealed that it has been finding support in the 1.2410/1.2425 range. This range has kept the pair up throughout the week. Meanwhile, the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages near 1.2450 and 1.2470. On Thursday, the moving averages failed to keep the pair down and a surge was expected to occur. Economic Calendar This week, notable events are over.
The decline of the Pound against the US Dollar has found support in the 1.2425/1.2435 range. However, by mid-Monday, the rate had reached the resistance of the 50-hour simple moving average and the 1.2500 mark. It was observed that the broader decline was resuming. Economic Calendar On Wednesday, the UK Consumer Price Index is expected to impact the value of the Pound.
Throughout this week, US inflation was revealed to be higher than expected, despite rising inflation was already expected. This indicates that the FED has to hike rates, which is strengthening the USD. Meanwhile, there was no help to the GBP from the UK GDP release on Friday morning. The published data revealed that GDP has increased by 0.1%, as forecast
On Friday, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics published the country's monthly employment data. Markets reacted to the release by buying the US Dollar and selling off other assets. On the GBP/USD charts it resulted in a decline to levels near 1.2580, before a recovery occurred. This move and the price action before have confirmed the existence of support and
Since Tuesday, US central bankers have made comments that they could cut interest rates. In addition, incoming data for various sectors confirms that the Federal Reserve could reduce rates. Moreover, the head of the Fed Jerome Powell has commented that easing could be done, if inflation continues to ease. Due to this reason, the US Dollar has declined in value. On
The GBP/USD continued to find support in the 1.2590/1.2610 range and resistance near 1.2640/1.2660 during the late part of March. However, on March 30, the US Dollar strengthened and caused a drop of the rate. The drop found support in the 1.2540 level and on April 2 a recovery started. Economic Calendar This week, the financial markets could react to United States
Despite moving below the 1.2590/1.2610 range, the GBP/USD did not extend the decline. Instead, buying started at 1.2580 and the pair managed to recover. By mid-Monday, the rate was approaching the 1.2650 level and the weekly simple pivot point at 1.2659. Economic Calendar This week, the financial markets could react to a couple of United States macroeconomic events. First of all, the
The central bank announcements are over. It is clear that the GBP weakness dominates, as the rate is declining. On Friday, the pair passed below the major zone at 1.2590/1.2610. Meanwhile, we have observed that traders were 54% just after the Bank of England announcement. Then the decline occurred. On Friday, 50% of traders were short and 50% were in long
The United States Federal Reserve announced its Federal Funds Rate. Markets expected the Fed to keep the base interest rate unchanged at 5.50%. The Fed has done exactly that. However, the US Dollar declined on the announcement, as the market participants must have seen this as a relief from possible rate hike. Namely, inflation has shown to be persistent in
The decline of the GBP/UD has reached below the 1.2700 mark. However, it appears that the rate could soon consolidate. Namely, the traders who shorted the drop from 1.2900 to 1.2670 appear to be taking profits, which is causing a surge. Profits are being taken due to the upcoming US and UK central bank rate announcements. Despite market expectations, the two
The last week's surge of the pair ended at the 1.2900 mark. Actually, resistance was found at 1.2885/1.2895. In the aftermath of this event, the rate kept finding support in various levels like the lower trend line of the previously active channel up pattern, the 1.2800 and 1.2750 levels and the 1.2760/1.2775 range. However, the release of the US PPI on
Recent comments made by the head of the US Federal Reserve have weakened the US Dollar. It has resulted in a surge of the GBP/USD that has continued to break one resistance after another. In addition, it has been spotted that the surge has occurred in a channel up pattern. Economic Calendar Top event of the week is scheduled for Friday at
At exactly 15:00 GMT, the US Institute for Supply Management published its Purchasing Managers Index. The markets expected the index to show good conditions in the sector, but the actual data disappointed. Due to this reason the US Dollar sharply declined. On the GBP/USD charts it resulted in a breaking of the 1.2695/1.2710 range and the weekly R1 simple pivot point. Economic
The situation has not changed. In general, the GBP/USD has been trading between the 1.2600 and 1.2700 levels. Meanwhile support and resistance from time to time is found in the 1.2620, 1.2640, 1.2660 and 1.2680 levels. In addition, note the 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages and the weekly simple pivot point near 1.2650. On Friday, the pair found support
In general, the GBP/USD has been trading between the 1.2600 and 1.2700 levels. Meanwhile support and resistance from time to time is found in the 1.2620, 1.2640, 1.2660 and 1.2680 levels. In addition, note the 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages and the weekly simple pivot point near 1.2650. Economic Calendar During the upcoming week, noteworthy events start on Tuesday at
The GBP/USD rate is heading higher, as it found support at 1.2580 and started to move higher. Economic Calendar This week, the top event will be the FOMC Meeting Minutes release on Wednesday at 19:00 GMT. The minutes are a protocol of the last Federal Reserve monetary policy committee meeting. They could provide more information on how the US Dollar rate setters
The GBP/USD rate appears to be fluctuating near the 1.2600 mark. However, there are strange peculiarities to the pair. It is no longer properly respecting the 1.2590/1.2610 range's support and resistance. Namely, the range was pierced, confirmed as support, but then the support failed and by mid-Monday the rate was observed to be moving downwards through the zone. Economic Calendar This week,