Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD drops on risk-aversion, sellers eye 1.2600

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GBP/USD Price Forecast: Drops on risk-aversion, sellers eye 1.2600

The Pound Sterling tumbled against the US Dollar early during the North American session as traders digested the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the result of the US Presidential Elections, and hot UK inflation data. The GBP/USD trades at 1.2624, down 0.21%. Read More...
 

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The Pound Sterling (GBP) weakens against most of its peers on Thursday even though traders doubt whether the Bank of England (BoE) will cut interest rates again in the December meeting. Market speculation for BoE rate cuts next month diminished after the release of the United Kingdom (UK) Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for October on Wednesday showed that price pressures accelerated faster than expected. Read More...

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