The GBP/USD pair consolidates its gains near 1.2560 after flirting with the key 200-day SMA and three-week highs in the 1.2550-1.2560 zone during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The recovery of the major pair is supported by a falling US Dollar Index (DXY) to 105.65. On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) interest rate decision will take center stage ahead of the release of April’s Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) on Friday.
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is widely anticipated to hold rates steady at a more than two-decade high after their meeting on Wednesday. Investors will take more cues from the tone of the meeting and Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference. Financial markets expect only one Fed rate cut in 2024, below the roughly six quarter-point cuts they expected at the beginning of the year.
The recent US GDP growth numbers and hotter-than-expected inflation data might convince the Fed to hold the rate higher for longer to become confident inflation is moving toward the central bank’s 2% target. The hawkish stance of the Fed might lift the Greenback and cap the upside of the GBP/USD pair in the near term.
On the other hand, the Pound Sterling (GBP) gains traction amid mixed guidance from Bank of England (BoE) policymakers over the inflation outlook. Investors reduce their bets on BoE rate cuts, which provide some support to the Cable. In the absence of top-tier economic data releases from the UK, the USD price dynamics will continue to play a key role in influencing the GBP/USD pair.
Overview | |
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Today last price | 1.2561 |
Today Daily Change | 0.0067 |
Today Daily Change % | 0.54 |
Today daily open | 1.2494 |
Trends | |
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Daily SMA20 | 1.2517 |
Daily SMA50 | 1.2624 |
Daily SMA100 | 1.265 |
Daily SMA200 | 1.2557 |
Levels | |
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Previous Daily High | 1.2542 |
Previous Daily Low | 1.2449 |
Previous Weekly High | 1.2542 |
Previous Weekly Low | 1.23 |
Previous Monthly High | 1.2894 |
Previous Monthly Low | 1.2575 |
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% | 1.2485 |
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% | 1.2507 |
Daily Pivot Point S1 | 1.2448 |
Daily Pivot Point S2 | 1.2402 |
Daily Pivot Point S3 | 1.2355 |
Daily Pivot Point R1 | 1.2541 |
Daily Pivot Point R2 | 1.2588 |
Daily Pivot Point R3 | 1.2633 |
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