GBP/USD edges higher amid modest USD downtick, remains below mid-1.3300s
USD/JPY holds the renewed upside below 145.00 in the Asian session on Thursday. The pair capitalizes on a pause in the US Dollar recovery and a positive shift in risk sentiment while cautious Minutes of the BoJ's July meeting also underpin the USD/JPY ahead of Fed Chair Powell's speech
The GBP/USD pair builds on its recent gains registered over the past two weeks and advances to its highest level since March 2022, around the 1.3430 region during the Asian session on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the fundamental backdrop suggests that the path of least resistance for spot prices is to the upside, though slightly overbought conditions on the daily chart warrant some caution for bullish traders.
The British Pound (GBP) continues to draw support from expectations that the Bank of England's (BoE) rate-cutting cycle is more likely to be slower than in the United States (US). In fact, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday that the path for interest rates will be downwards, though the progress in this direction will be slow and unlikely to fall back to ultra-low levels without very big shocks. In contrast, the markets have been pricing in a more aggressive policy easing by the Federal Reserve (Fed), which keeps the US Dollar (USD) depressed near the YTD low and acts as a tailwind for the GBP/USD pair.
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