Fundamental Analysis The Bank of England (BoE) announced on Thursday that it kept its policy interest rates unchanged following its September meeting, as expected. In a hawkish surprise, only one policymaker voted in favor of a 25 basis point rate cut. Speaking later in the day, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said he was optimistic that UK interest rates would fall but added that they needed to see more evidence of remaining inflationary pressures waning. Although GBP/USD fell slightly following the BoE’s announcement, it closed in positive territory on Friday.
Fresh selling pressure around the US Dollar (USD) and upbeat UK data helped GBP/USD edge higher early Friday. Investors may overlook overbought conditions and allow the pair to move higher if risk-on flows continue to dominate financial markets heading into the weekend.
Technical Analysis GBPUSD is rising at a two-year high around 1.332. The bullish momentum is likely to continue next week towards the resistance level of 1.342. The support zone of 1.327 forms a narrow price range where the pair will trade next week. When these two bands break, the levels to watch are 1.349 and 1.322. In terms of scenario, there is a high probability of a slight pullback to the support zone and the continuation of the uptrend in line with the main market trend.
Trading Signals SELL GBPUSD zone 1.341-1.343 Stoploss 1.345 BUY GBPUSD zone 1.324-1.322 Stoploss 1.320
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