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GBPUSD Analysis: April Highs Set a Weekly Ceiling

GBPUSD Analysis: with the upcoming BOE statement, CPI metrics, and Flash PMI results, April highs are challenged for further bull runs

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GBPUSD Forecast: Support Levels and Pre-BOE Sentiment

GBPUSD Forecast: doves add new lows to the GBPUSD pair as the British Pound Currency Index holds at a 6-month support zone

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British Pound Technical Forecast: GBP/USD Holds Confluent Support at the 200DMA

GBP/USD held in a range for much of Q1, even as USD strength re-appeared. But a fundamental twist in March puts bulls on their back foot, with GBP/USD limping into Q2 at confluent support.

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British Pound Technical Analysis: GBP/USD Breakout After 1.2500 Test

The Bank of England seems an outlier at this point as they remain one of the more hawkish Central Banks and GBP/USD is driving to a fresh three-month high after the FOMC and BOE rate decisions.

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British Pound Short-Term Outlook: GBP/USD Bulls Halted at Resistance

The British Pound bulls halted at resistance last week with the December opening-range now taking shape. Battle-lines drawn on the GBP/USD short-term technical charts.

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British Pound Technical Forecast: GBP/USD Rejects 1.30 Ahead of BoE

British Pound rally remains vulnerable into August with GBP/USD struggling near the yearly highs. The levels that matter on the weekly technical chart ahead of the BoE.

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USD/JPY, EUR/USD, GBP/USD, Gold, Oil & SPX Weekly Technical Outlook

Sr. Technical Strategist Michael Boutros highlights setups he's tracking into the weekly open. The levels that matter on the technical charts in the days ahead.

British Pound Analysis: GBP/USD Double Top or Pause at 1.2850?

GBP/USD dropped a quick 100 pips at the open after testing 1.2850 on Friday, but the evidence so far points to continued upside...

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British Pound Technical Forecast: GBP/USD Coils - Q3 Breakout Levels

British Pound is attempting to build on last months’ breakout with the bulls poised for fresh yearly highs. The levels that matter on the GBP/USD weekly technical chart.

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British Pound Short-Term Outlook: GBP/USD Coils Above Uptrend Support

British Pound is in consolidation just above multi-month uptrend support– breakout pending. The levels that matter on the GBP/USD short-term technical charts.

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British pound analysis: GBP/USD holds support in the mid-1.23s

GBP/USD remains above its rising 50- and 100-day EMAs potentially setting the stage for a continuation higher from here

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British Pound Technical Forecast: GBP/USD Battle Lines Drawn for June

British Pound rebounded off support this week and the battle lines are drawn heading into June. The levels that matter on the GBP/USD weekly technical chart.

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British Pound short-term outlook: GBP/USD breakout faces BoE

British Pound surged to fresh yearly highs this week with the bulls eyeing resistance ahead of the BoE. Levels that matter on the GBP/USD short-term technical charts.

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British Pound technical forecast: GBP/USD 2023 breakout levels

British Pound has rallied eight of the past nine-weeks with GBP/USD breaching the yearly opening-range highs. Levels that matter on the weekly technical chart.

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British Pound short-term outlook: GBP/USD threatens correction

British Pound plunged more than 1.5% off fresh yearly highs with Sterling threatening a larger correction. Levels that matter on the GBP/USD short-term technical charts.

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April 17, 2023 01:30 PM
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British Pound technical forecast: GBP/USD rips into range resistance

British Pound surged nearly 5% off the yearly low with a five-week rally now eyeing key resistance at the yearly high. Levels that matter on the GBP/USD weekly chart.

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March 30, 2023 11:34 AM

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What is the oldest currency in the world?

The British pound has been used as England’s central currency for over a thousand years. Read about its evolution from a coin literally weighing one pound to the banknotes common today. We also rank the next three oldest major currencies: the yen, ruble and dollar.

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USD/JPY: What’s next after government intervention for yen?

Can the yen fall more despite the government’s efforts?

GBP/USD: Why pound parity (1.00) is a potentially plausible prospect

The eerie similarities to the mid-1980s hint that GBP/USD could fall toward parity (1.00) in the coming quarters...

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September 20, 2022 09:48 AM
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Weekly COT report: GBP futures on the cusp of net-long exposure

What began as a short-covering rally is now seeing increased bullish activity on the British pound futures contract.

GBP/USD: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger?

When Brexit-related uncertainty was at its peak towards the end of last year and in early parts of 2019, the GBP/USD and other pound crosses fell sharply across the board. Yet, since the turn of the year, the GBP/USD has actually been pushing higher despite the bears throwing the kitchen sink at the beleaguered currency.

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April 23, 2019 02:05 AM

GBP/JPY drops to support amid Brexit stalemate and CPI miss

The British pound was the weakest major currency yesterday on the back of reports that there was no agreement on a customs union between Labour and Conservatives. It fell further this morning in reaction to the latest consumer inflation data.

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April 17, 2019 03:48 AM