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GBP/USD retreats after facing a wall of resistance at 1.2400s, slips to 1.2370s – Crypto News
- GBP/USD is set to end Friday with losses of at least 0.20%.
- United States inflation continues to wane but remains elevated twice of Fed’s target.
- GBP/USD Price Analysis: To remain sideways ahead of the Fed and BoE monetary policy decisions.
GBP/USD snaps two days of gains and tumbles below Thursday’s close of 1.2406, slumping towards 1.2370, amid a choppy trading session. Inflation data revealed in the United States (US) increased the likelihood of small-sized rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve. Therefore, the GBP/USD is trading at 1.2372, below its opening price by 0.27%.
US core PCE presses lower and justifies Fed’s lower rate hikes
US equities turned mixed as of writing. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) preferred gauge for inflation, the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) for December, climbed 4.4% YoY, lower than November’s 4.7%, cementing the Fed’s cause of lower the size of subsequent interest rate increases, throughout the remainder of the year. Headline inflation rose by 5% YoY, well above the Fed’s target of 2%.
Even though data showed that inflation is cooling down, the US GDP for Q4 released on Thursday could exacerbate officials from slowing the pace of rate increases.
Meanwhile, the University of Michigan (UoM) Consumer Sentiment on its final reading for January rose by 64.9, above expectations of 64.6. The poll showed that The survey conducted by the University of Michigan updated inflation expectations, with a one-year horizon estimated at 3.9%, while for a 5-year rose to 2.9% compared to the preliminary 3.0%,
Across the pond, the UK docket showed that economic activity fell at its fastest pace in two years in January, as reported by a survey on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Bank of England (BoE) is expected to raise rates by 50 bps on February 2, lifting the Bank Rate to 4%. Even though that would bolster the pounds Sterling (GBP), speculations grew that it could probably be the last hike in the BoE’s tightening cycle.
GBP/USD Technical Analysis
After the GBP/USD failed to break above/below the weekly range, price action would remain sideways, ahead of central bank decisions, next week. Therefore, the GBP/USD trading range for next Monday to Wednesday before the fed meeting would likely be 1.2340/1.2430, Oscillators suggest that buying pressure is cooling, with the Relative Strength Index (RSI) aiming down, though at bearish territory. The Rate of Change (RoC) portrays volatility levels as almost unchanged.
If the GBP/USD breaks above 1.2430, that could pave the way towards 1.2500, but firstly the bulls need to clear 1.2450. On the flip side, a fall of the GBP/USD below 1.2340 could put the 1.2300 figure into play. Break below, and the pair might test the 20-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 1.2267.
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