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The GBP/USD is rising in part due to the overall weaker U.S. dollar. After rising last week, the U.S. dollar has reversed this week after Janet Yellen made the case for more stimulus to support the economy. This is seen as being bearish for the U.S. dollar.
Looking ahead, there are two key events today. First, in the U.S., Joe Biden will become the next president today. This will usher a new era with Democrats controlling the two branches of government. Second, the Office of National Statistics will deliver the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December. In general, investors expect the data to show that the overall CPI increased by an annualized rate of 0.5% while the core CPI rose by 1.3%.
Better CPI numbers will be a good thing for the GBP/USD because they will remove the incentive for the BOE to tweak interest rates. However, weak numbers will put the bank under pressure now that the governor has ruled out negative rates.
The four-hour chart shows that the GBP/USD pair has been in an upward trend in the past few days. It is trading at 1.3656, which is slightly above the 25-day and 15-day day weighted moving averages. It has also formed an ascending channel on the four-hour chart.
Therefore, the pair will likely continue rising as bulls aim for the next target at 1.3700 if the CPI numbers are good. However, if they disappoint, the pair will likely have a pullback.
FOLLOWME GBP/USD Overall Sentiment (As of 03:15 p.m., Jan 20, 2021),
Short - 34.52%
Long - 65.48%
For information please refer to Crispus Nyaga.
Edited 20 Jan 2021, 16:06
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