GBP/USD nudges higher on UK inflation as firm US data restrain Pound
GBP/USD: Range trading view after CPI – BBH
The US Dollar Index nudges lower to 98.30 as the US-Iran ceasefire extension shifts market sentiment. Will EUR/USD and GBP/USD capitalize on the DXY's weakness?
UK CPI rose 3.3% year-on-year in March, lifted by a surge in energy costs linked to the Iran conflict. This was up from 3% in February and in line with expectations.
GBP/USD slips back as US data offsets Iran ceasefire risk-on boost
The Pound US Dollar (GBP/USD) exchange rate edged lower on Tuesday, as persistent Middle East tensions supported safe-haven demand for the US Dollar. Latest — Exchange Rates:Pound to Dollar (GBP/USD): 1.34815 (-0.37%)Euro to Dollar (EUR/USD): 1.17263 (-0.5%)Dollar to Japanese Yen (USD/JPY): 159.5755 (+0.46%) DAILY RECAP: The US.
Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD slips as strong US Retail Sales revive USD demand
Traders, and seemingly top policymakers, appear eager to move on from the US-Iran conflict pending progress in peace talks scheduled for tomorrow ahead of President Trump's deadline and shift the focus back to economic data. To be sure, there may still yet be another flare-up in the Middle East, but for today, economic data is driving markets.
I think right now it makes quite a bit of sense that we go sideways as we wait for the results of the meeting between Iran and the US in Islamabad.
After rising sharply in the second week of April, GBP/USD finds itself struggling for traction above 1.3500. What has changed?
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