GBPUSD Analysis
Performance after Wednesday | |||||
Period | Pct | Chg | Momentum | ||
Wednesday | 0.57% | 72.1 Pips | |||
Week to-date | 0.42% | 53.2 Pips | |||
March | 1.33% | 168.3 Pips |
Upcoming key events (London Time)
Thu 12:00 PM GBP Bank of England Interest Rate Decision (Bank Rate)
Fri 07:00 AM GBP Retail Sales Volumes (1-mth)
What happened lately
๐บ๐ธ U.S. Interest Rate Projections – 2nd year dropped to 3.1% compared to previous rate 3.6%
๐บ๐ธ U.S. Fed Interest Rate Decision (Federal Funds Rate) unchanged at 5.5% compared to previous rate 5.5% Source: Federal Reserve
๐บ๐ธ U.S. Interest Rate Projections – Longer rose to 2.6% compared to previous rate 2.5%
๐บ๐ธ U.S. Interest Rate Projections – 1st year below forecast and dropped to 3.9% compared to previous rate 4.6%
๐บ๐ธ U.S. Interest Rate Projections dropped to 4.6% compared to previous rate 5.4%
๐ฌ๐ง U.K. CPI Inflation Rate (CPIH) (1-mth) in February rose to 0.6% compared to previous figure -0.6% in January Source: Office for National Statistics
๐ฌ๐ง U.K. Retail Price Index (1-mth) in February rose to 0.8% compared to previous figure -0.3% in January Source: Office for National Statistics
๐ฌ๐ง U.K. Producer Price Index – Output (1-mth) n.seasonal adjustment in February rose to 0.3% compared to previous figure -0.2% in January
๐บ๐ธ U.S. Building Permits (1-mth) in February rose to 1.518M compared to previous figure 1.489, revised from 1.47M in January Source: Census Bureau
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What can we expect from GBPUSD today?
GBPUSD on Wednesday rose 0.57% to 1.27922. Price is above 9-Day EMA while Stochastic is rising.
Updated daily direction for GBPUSD looks bullish as the pair ended higher after Wednesday trading session.
Looking ahead for the day, immediate upside resistance level is R1 at 1.28288 with break above could target R2 at 1.28655 or figure level area. While towards the downside, we are looking at daily low of 1.26839 as an important support. Break below this level could weaken the current bullish momentum. A break above 1.27930 may suggest continuation after recent positive movement.
For the week to-date, take note that GBPUSD is mixed as compared to the prior week.
Key levels to watch out:
R3 | 1.29379 |
R2 | 1.28655 |
R1 | 1.28288 |
Daily Pivot | 1.27564 |
S1 | 1.27197 |
S2 | 1.26473 |
S3 | 1.26106 |