FXStreet (Barcelona) – Eric Theoret, CFA, CMT, Currency Strategist at Scotiabank, notes short-term technicals for GBP/USD suggest a neutral bias to downside risk for the pair.
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“GBP is quiet, its recent consolidation generally bound between 1.5680 and 1.5780. The reaction stronger domestic GDP has been minimal, and we note that domestic policy expectations are softening with a second consecutive decline in OIS. BoE chief economist Haldane has reiterated his dovish stance with a focus on the recent appreciation in GBP as a downside risk to inflation.”
“GBPUSD short-term technicals: neutral—bias to downside risk considering recent resistance at the 9 day MA (1.5774). Looking to a meaning ful break below 1.5680.”
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