Previous Close | 1.2359 |
Open | 1.2359 |
Bid | 1.2388 |
Day's Range | 1.2326 - 1.2445 |
52 Week Range | 1.0379 - 1.2679 |
Ask | 1.2387 |
Optimism over a US-debt deal agreement weighed on gold prices as investors once again gravitate towards riskier assets.
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The British pound initially tried to rally during the trading session on Monday, but as it was Memorial Day, liquidity was an issue.
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The British pound fell rather hard during the course of the trading week to reach the 1.2350 level, where buyers have stepped in to pick up the market.
The British pound has rallied a bit during the trading session on Friday, as we have broken above the 1.2350 level and tested the 50-Day EMA.
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The British pound has gone back and forth during the trading session on Thursday as we continue to see a lot of noise in the Forex markets.
The U.S. dollar gained in Europe Thursday, climbing to a two-month high on rising fears of a U.S. default as Fitch threatens a rating downgrade. At 02:55 ET (06:55 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, rose 0.2% to 103.955, just below the 104.05 overnight peak, the highest level since mid-March. The dollar’s safe haven status has meant that it has benefited from the lack of progress in the talks to lift the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with the early-June deadline that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said is when it’s “highly likely” that her department will run out of money drawing nearer.
The British pound has gone back and forth during the trading session on Wednesday, as we continue to see a lot of noisy trading. The 50-Day EMA of course, is attracting a lot of attention.
The U.S. dollar rose to a fresh two-month high against a basket of peers on Wednesday as uncertain U.S. debt ceiling negotiations sent investors to safe havens, while eyes were also on Britain's pound, Sweden's crown and New Zealand's dollar. Higher rates in Europe than in Sweden have been pressuring the crown this year.
The dollar on Wednesday held just shy of a two-month high as U.S. debt ceiling negotiations dragged on, while the pound firmed and then softened after stronger-than-expected British inflation data. The impasse in Washington over debt ceiling negotiations has helped lift the dollar, even though it could lead to a default and push the country into recession, as investors reckon that could spell worse trouble for the global economy.
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While talks between both political parties continue over the lifting of the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, any progress seems to be hard won and there are few signs of a deal being reached anytime soon. There’s now just over a week before the early-June deadline that U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said is when it’s “highly likely” that her department will run out of sufficient cash to function as normal.
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The British pound fell a bit during the trading session on Tuesday to show signs of weakness after PMI numbers came out weaker than anticipated.
BoE admits it got its forecast for price rises wrong and was slow to act.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it no longer expects Britain's economy to fall into a recession this year and has upgraded its forecasts.
The British pound dropped to a one-month low against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday as UK business activity data came in below expectations. S&P Global's UK composite purchasing managers' index (PMI), which spans both the services and manufacturing sectors, showed services activity growth slowed more than expected this month, while manufacturing companies' business shrank more than forecast. The UK currency largely shrugged off the International Monetary Fund saying on Tuesday that it no longer expects Britain's economy will fall into a recession this year, upgrading forecasts that it published last month.
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Economists expect the figure to fall to between 8% and 8.5% on Wednesday.
The U.S. dollar gained in early European trade Tuesday, with risk sentiment on the slide as the debt ceiling impasse continued and following hawkish comments from Fed officials. U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ended discussions late Monday with no agreement on how to raise the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen added to the urgency of the situation by stating that it’s now “highly likely” that her department will run out of sufficient cash in early June.