GBP/USD Weekly Forecast: Pound Sterling poised for more upside in the Nonfarm Payrolls week

The Pound Sterling (GBP) secured three consecutive months of gains against the US Dollar (USD) in the past week as the GBP/USD pair recaptured the 1.3400 threshold to stay at the highest level since March 2022.

GBP/USD entered a bullish consolidation phase between 1.3435 and 1.3250, sitting at fresh 30-month highs as the monetary policy divergence between the Bank of England (BoE) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) continued to support the Pound Sterling at the expense of the Greenback. Read more…

GBP/USD trades stronger above 1.3350 amid dovish Fed and softer US PCE data

The GBP/USD pair holds positive ground near 1.3385 during the early Asian session on Monday. Expectations of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the less dovish stance of the Bank of England’s (BoE) less dovish rate cut bets provide some support to the major pair. Fed Governor Michelle Bowman is scheduled to speak later on Monday. 

US inflation has cooled to a pace nearer to the Fed’s 2% target. The headline Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index rose by 2.2% year-over-year in August, compared to 2.5% in July, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) showed on Friday. This figure was softer than the estimations of 2.3%. The core PCE climbed 2.7% in August, in line with the consensus. Read more…

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