GBP/USD: what influenced the dynamics of the pound?

GBP/USD continues its upward trend with the renewal of local highs on Wednesday. Buyers broke an important resistance at 1.2700 and are trying to consolidate above this level."Bullish" impulse GBP/USD received yesterday after the speech of three representatives of the Federal Reserve, each of whom announced a possible change of course of the regulator's monetary policy, as inflation is steadily declining, and high rates carry additional risks for the United States economy.The dollar index descended to 102.600. Today, investors are waiting for the release of the annual report on US GDP, as well as the consumer price index. On Friday there will be a speech by Jerome Powell.British statistics has little influence on the pair dynamics, but today the head of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey will speak, who may highlight the prospects of the Central Bank's monetary policy course, which will cause an increase in volatility.Technical analysis for GBP/USD for todayOn the daily chart, GBP/USD broke through the upper boundary of the ascending channel. The Alligator indicator has correctly built a fan of averages upwards. Awesome oscillator is growing in the positive range.After consolidation of the pair above 1.2760 we form purchases in the direction of 1.2930. Stop-loss is set at 1.2720.Selling will be relevant if the pair drops below the support at 1.2660. The nearest target for sellers is 1.2500. Stop-loss in this case will be placed at 1.2720.

FOREX Fundamental Analysis for November 29, 2023The market received an indirect confirmation of the red-hot idea of a "dovish" reversal. In yesterday's speech, the head of FRB Chicago compared the monetary restriction cycle with the process of turkey cooking. Both there and there, he notes, the main thing is not to overdo it. Austan Goolsby believes that as inflation approaches the 2% target, the need to tighten financial conditions decreases. Markets saw the statement as a hint that the Fed is moving to a softer monetary policy.FOMC member Christopher Waller, known for his hawkish stance, went even further in his reasoning. He believes that with inflationary pressures falling steadily, there is no point in keeping rates at a high plateau for a long time.The markets took these words as a signal to sell the dollar. Stock indices rushed to new heights and dragged risky instruments, including EUR/USD, through currency correlation. The probability of the federal funds rate cut in May overnight rose from 51% to 70%. The odds of its reduction to 4.5% by the end of 2024 rose from 51% to 76%.In addition, Christopher Waller reassured the markets by stating that the treasury rates are above the July values, when the Fed stopped monetary restriction, so there is no reason to worry about easing financial conditions.If such hardened hawks are turning into doves, no great confirmation of risky ideas is needed. So, indeed, the Fed may allow monetary easing, as even the regulator's leadership sees current rates as unnecessarily high. Again, the Fed is not abandoning the scenario of a soft landing for the economy.Now the markets are waiting for Friday's speech of Jerome Powell. If the head of the Fed confirms the course of the "regulator" on monetary expansion, the main EUR/USD rally will be ahead. Today we will analyze important statistics - annual data of US GDP and consumer price index. The pivot level for EUR/USD is 1.094. As long as the pair is trading higher, long positions remain relevant.

Trading idea for USD/JPY from November 28, 2023On Tuesday, USD/JPY shows a weak recovery attempt and trades just above 148.50 at the moment.Market participants are interested in the direction of the monetary policy vector of the Bank of Japan, in this regard they are carefully analyzing the national statistics. In October, inflation in Japan accelerated from 3.0% to 3.3%, but the core rate fell from 4.2% to 4.0%.After the report was released, the BOJ governor noted a lack of confidence that inflation will reach the 2% target in the near future. Kazuo Ueda considers the growth of wages and consumer prices as a positive development, but stated the risks of uncertainty and that the Central Bank will not give up control of the yield curve and raise interest rates.At the moment USD/JPY dynamics depends more on the dynamics of the US dollar. Investors are waiting for important economic releases and Friday's speech of Jerome Powell. Special attention is paid to the estimation of the US third quarter GDP, as well as the personal consumption goods price index.We believe that USD/JPY maintains the global uptrend and will soon retest the important resistance at 150.00. We suggest including a buy order in the trader's trading planBuy-stop 149.00take-profit 150.00stop-loss 148.40

On Tuesday, GBP/USD traded in a varied manner, not retreating far from the local highs of September 1. Yesterday the pair strengthened slightly, playing off the weakness of the U.S. dollar.Rumors are growing in the market that the Fed may move to easing monetary policy faster than previously planned. At the same time, the Bank of England states that it will be difficult to achieve the inflation target of 2%, so the cycle of rate hikes is likely to continue.Sterling was also supported by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's statement about attracting £29.5 bln of foreign investment.The UK Retail Prices Index was released today, recording a decline from 5.2% to 4.3%. The retail sales index for the month rose from (-36.0) to (-11.0).Analysts believe that the situation in the UK is improving, and the increase in consumer demand before the Christmas holidays will help the economic recovery.A number of Fed representatives will speak today.Technical analysis of GBP/USD for todayThe Bollinger Bands indicator on the Daily is headed for a strong rise, as is the MACD indicator, which maintains a buy signal. The Stochastic oscillator is in the area of maximum values.After price consolidation above 1.2650, we open purchases with a target of 1.2747. Stop-loss is set at 1.2600.If the pair drops below the support at 1.2600, we move to short positions with the target at 1.2500. Stop-loss is set at 1.2650.

FOREX Fundamental Analysis for November 28, 2023Stock indices may close November with the best result of the month. The demand at the US debt bond auctions is huge, hence the yields are falling and pulling the dollar down through currency correlation. Will this help EUR/USD?For the dovish reversal forecasters to be right and for the Fed to start cutting rates in May, a slowdown in US GDP is required. Judging by the yield curve inversion, a US economic slowdown is very real, with Deutsche Bank predicting that the recession will start in the first half of 2024. This would force the Fed to cut rates by 175 bps to 3.75%, although derivatives do not yet rate the likelihood of such a scenario highly.It may seem to some that Deutsche Bank is pessimistic, but the options market gives even sadder forecasts. It expects the Fed to cut the Fed Funds rate by 250 basis points to 3%.There is another argument in favor of this forecast. The Fed is trying to achieve a soft landing for the United States economy. Now it is balancing on the verge of recession, so the regulator will have to increase stimulus, while conducting monetary expansion.But not everyone believes in such a scenario. Hedge funds are increasing longs on the dollar, remembering that the Fed this year six times brought losses to traders risk buyers. Surprise number seven may come at the end of the year.Actually, whether the Fed chooses to keep rates high or ease monetary policy depends on the inputs. From the point of view of John Murphy's technical analysis, a breakdown of the local high of November will allow to increase purchases in the direction of 1.1020 and 1.1060. If the pair closes below 1.094, we will form short-term sales.

The franc is supported by the national statistics. Thus, according to the report, employment grew by 1.9% or 102.3 thousand jobs in the third quarter. At the same time, the number of open vacancies decreased by 10 thousand or 8.1% (y/y).The USD/CHF index is declining and trades at 103.100. The US manufacturing sector business activity index in November dropped from 50.0 to 49.4 ppts with the forecast of 49.8 ppts. In contrast, the services sector recorded a growth from 50.6 to 50.8 ppts with expectations of 50.4 ppts.Daily USD/CHF is trying to break below the 61.8% Fibonacci level of 0.8805.Alligator indicator and awesome oscillator indicate selling.If the price fixes below the level of Fibonacci grid at 0.8805, we open short positions with the target mark at 0.8695. Stop-loss will be set at 0.8860.It is recommended to buy only in case of sharp reversal of the asset with consolidation above 0.8882. The target is 0.8959. Stop-loss is placed at 0.8830.

FOREX Fundamental Analysis for November 27, 2023Weak data on Eurozone business activity indices confirms the recession of the European economy, which together with the expectation of lower inflationary pressure helps the European currency. Prospects of a dovish Fed reversal will support risk assets, including the euro. World stock indices are showing their best rally since November 2020. The dollar is weakening.At the same time, Eurozone business activity indices caused a mixed market reaction. Optimists cited the fact that the actual figures were better than expected. Pessimists do not like the fact that PMI remains below the key level of 50.0 p for the sixth month in a row. However, so far it is safe to say that the ECB monetary policy affects the dynamics of the European currency more than the war in Ukraine and the threat of energy crisis.But strong inflation does not happen with a weak economy. The growth rate of consumer prices in the Eurozone is declining much faster than in the United States. Bloomberg expects that in November they will reach the minimum mark of July 2021 - 2.7%, and core inflation will go down to 3.9%.Naturally, the derivatives market is expecting the ECB to loosen monetary policy. The economy of the European bloc needs stimulation, especially since the forecast of the European Central Bank that the inflation target of 2% will be reached only in 2025 looks overly negative, as well as Christine Lagarde's statement that the regulator will continue to fight inflation.If it were not for expectations of a 100 basis points cut in Fed rates in 2024, EUR/USD would already be at parity. But it must be said here that macro reports from the US are also helping to weaken the dollar.Jerome Powell will surely be re-assuring to avoid a repeat of the scenario of the 1970s. Therefore, the Fed, if it does not plan to raise rates, will keep them at the maximum for as long as possible, the economic situation allows it. As soon as investors realize this idea, EUR/USD will go into consolidation. If buyers consolidate above 1.094, the upper boundary of the range will be the area of 1.1020-1.1060. If not, it will pass through the current values.

On Thursday, GBP/USD remains near the key level of 1.2500. On the previous day, the pair actively declined, then began to recover. Today, the United States celebrate Thanksgiving Day, so the volatility of currency pairs is expected to be low.On Wednesday, the data on unemployment claims were released in the United States. During the week the number of applications decreased from 233.0 to 209 thousand with the forecast of 225 thousand. At the same time, the consumer confidence index from the University of Michigan in November increased from 60.4 to 61.3 ppts with the forecast of 60.5 ppts.Yesterday, the UK economy minister said he expects the British economy to grow by 0.6% this year and by 0.7% in 2024. The previous forecast suggested 2023 economic growth of 0.2% and next year's growth of 1.8%. The UK government intends to reduce borrowing over the next few years by an average of £0.7 bln.Technical analysis for GBP/USD for todayThe Bollinger Bands indicator on the days chart is steadily rising. MACD indicator is in the positive area, but formed a sell signal. The Stochastic oscillator has come out of the overbought area and is developing a decline.After consolidation of the price above 1.2550 we return to buying with the target at 1.2650. Stop-loss is set at 1.2500.If the price breaks below the support at 1.2450, we move to short positions in the direction of 1.2350. Stop-loss in this case will also be set at 1.2500.