POUND STERLING ANALYSIS & TALKING POINTS
- UK public sector debt stays excessive.
- Fed officers scheduled to talk later in the present day.
- Symmetrical triangle breakout potential on GBP/USD each day chart.
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GBP/USD FUNDAMENTAL BACKDROP
For the month of October the UK public sector (see financial calendar beneath) spent greater than it collected ensuing within the fourth highest borrowing in mentioned month. The pure financial response behind elevated debt ranges is to extend interest rates so as to compensate buyers for the chance of default. Hence the quick response by the sterling was to push marginally greater as a result of conventional constructive correlation between rates of interest and foreign money power. This being mentioned, extra aggressive rate of interest hikes are unsustainable for the UK economic system in respect of recessionary fears and already elevated charges.
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Later in the present day, Fed audio system dominate the docket with essentially the most aggressive being Mr. Bullard who will doubtless keep the hawkish narrative seen during the last week or so. This may immediate additional weak point in GBP/USD contemplating sustained considerations across the UK’s public funds.
GBP/USD ECONOMIC CALENDAR
Source: DailyFX Economic Calendar
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
GBP/USD DAILY CHART
Chart ready by Warren Venketas, IG
Daily GBP/USD price action has been buying and selling inside a creating triangle formation and is trying to breakout within the close to time period. Fundamentals counsel a push beneath triangle assist in direction of the 1.1738 swing low and past however could possibly be invalidated by the much less doubtless candle shut above triangle resistance.
Key resistance ranges:
Key assist ranges:
BEARISH IG CLIENT SENTIMENT
IG Client Sentiment Data (IGCS) exhibits retail merchants are at present SHORT on GBP/USD, with 54% of merchants at present holding lengthy positions (as of this writing). At DailyFX we sometimes take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment however resulting from latest adjustments in lengthy and quick positioning, we arrive at a short-term draw back bias.
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