Daily FX Analysis – GBP up, EUR down, USD rebounds.
Introduction
GBP/USD remains steady above 1.2600, propelled by favorable UK labor market data, including a drop in the ILO Unemployment Rate to 3.8%. While the market maintains an optimistic stance, attention shifts to the US inflation report, anticipating potential impacts on the Federal Reserve’s decisions. Meanwhile, EUR/USD faces a bearish outlook, hovering below key levels, with a focus on US CPI data. USD/CAD breaks a five-day decline on market caution ahead of US inflation data, and NZD/USD declines on lower Kiwi Inflation Expectations in Q1.Markets In Focus Today – GBP/USD
GBP/USD Holds Comfortably Above 1.2600 After UK Labor Market Data.
GBP/USD edges higher toward 1.2650 in the European morning on Tuesday. The data from the UK showed that the ILO Unemployment Rate declined to 3.8% in December, while the annual wage inflation softened to 6.2% from 6.7%. An upbeat market mood is sponsoring a leg-up on the major, though it remains within familiar levels. Market participants are eyeing an inflation report in the United States (US) which is expected to fuel speculations for rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve (Fed). Regarding monetary policy, the BoE is expected to slash rates by 80 basis points through 2024, less than the 110 bps at the beginning of the last week.Technical Overview With Chart :
Moving Averages :
Exponential :
- MA 10 : 1.2638 | Positive Crossover | Bullish
- MA 20 : 1.2655 | Negative Crossover | Bearish
- MA 50 : 1.2638 | Positive Crossover | Bullish
Simple :
- MA 10 : 1.2633 | Positive Crossover | Bullish
- MA 20 : 1.2667 | Negative Crossover | Bearish
- MA 50 : 1.2674 | Negative Crossover | Bearish
Stochastic Oscillator : 44.3336 | Neutral Zone | Positive
Resistance And Support Levels :
- R1 : 1.2763 R2 : 1.2807
- S1 : 1.2618 S2 : 1.2574