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GBP/USD Preserves Bearish Sequence Ahead Of Bank Of England (BoE) Rhetoric

By Kurt Osterberg · On April 19, 2018

 

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GBP/USD PRESERVES BEARISH SEQUENCE AS U.K. RETAIL SALES NARROWS IN MARCH. BANK OF ENGLAND (BOE) RHETORIC IN FOCUS.

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GBP/USD slipped to a fresh weekly low (1.4161) as updates to the U.K. Retail Sales report showed a 0.5% decline in March, and the pair remains at risk of facing a larger pullback as it extends the series of lower highs & lows from earlier this week.

The recent batch of lackluster data print should keep the Bank of England (BoE) on the sidelines at the next meeting on May 10 as ‘the steady absorption of slack has reduced the degree to which it is appropriate for the MPC to accommodate an extended period of inflation above the target,’ and fresh comments from board members Jon Cunliffe and Michael Saunders may keep the British Pound under pressure if the officials largely endorse a wait-and-see for monetary policy.

However, a slew of hawkish comments may curb the recent weakness in GBP/USD as the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) appears to be on courses to implement higher borrowing-costs over the coming months, and the central bank may increase its effort prepare U.K. households and businesses for another rate-hike as ‘an ongoing tightening of monetary policy over the forecast period will be appropriate to return inflation sustainably to its target at a more conventional horizon.’

With that said, the broader outlook for GBP/USD remains constructive as both price and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) largely track the bullish trends carried over from the previous year, and the broader shift in pound-dollar behavior may continue to unfold in 2018 as the BoE alters the path for monetary policy.

GBP/USD DAILY CHART

GBPUSD Daily Chart

  • Near-term outlook for GBP/USD remains capped by the Fibonacci overlap around 1.4310 (61.8% expansion) to 1.4350 (78.6% retracement), with the pair at risk for a larger pullback as it extends the bearish sequence from earlier this week.
  • The 1.4100 (100% expansion) handle remains on the radar, with a break/close below the stated level opening up the next region of interest around 1.3970 (50% expansion), which lines up with the April low (1.3965).
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