Created
: 2025.10.23
2025.10.23 00:48
GBP/USD holds firm during the North American session after the latest inflation report in the Great Britain, triggered some weakness on Sterling as expectations for further easing by the Bank of England, increased. The pair trades at 1.3362 virtually unchanged after diving to 1.3305 post CPI data.
The economic docket in the US remains absent, with companies reporting earnings, which showed signs of sustained investment in AI. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump tempering his trade rhetoric on China, improved the risk appetite during the last couple of days.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that inflation undershot in September, particularly the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which was unchanged from August 3.8% YoY, below estimates for a 4% increase. Core CPI dipped to 3.5% YoY for the same month, down from 3.6% in the previous month and below forecasts for a 3.7% uptick.
In the meantime, Services inflation --stickier than goods and sought by the BoE --was steady at 4.7%, below forecasts of 4%. This triggered an adjustment for expectations of rate cuts by the BoE, following the data release, market participants priced in 19 basis points of cuts for the December meeting, up from 11 bps a day ago.
Next week, the Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates by 25 basis points in the October 28-29 meeting, barring some unexpected surprises in the CPI report, announced to be revealed on Friday, at 8:30 AM ET.
The GBP/USD technical picture is neutral to downward biased, though if the pair ends on a daily basis above the 20-day SMA at 1.3399, look for a test of the 50-day SMA at around 1.3465. A breach of the latter wil expose the 100-day SMA at 1.3482 and the 1.3500 milestone.
On the flip side, if GBP/USD clears 1.3300 this opens the door for a fall towards October 14 swing low of 1.3248, ahead of the 200-day SMA at 1.3212.
Sterling bulls have had little to justify a break above the 21-day moving average, which continues to cap GBP/USD's descent from mid-September highs of 1.3726. The pair is now down ~2% from those levels, and recent data only reinforces the bearish momentum.
The table below shows the percentage change of British Pound (GBP) against listed major currencies this week. British Pound was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.
USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USD | 0.45% | 0.47% | 0.82% | -0.25% | -0.17% | -0.27% | 0.46% | |
EUR | -0.45% | 0.02% | 0.48% | -0.70% | -0.53% | -0.79% | 0.02% | |
GBP | -0.47% | -0.02% | 0.20% | -0.72% | -0.55% | -0.81% | -0.01% | |
JPY | -0.82% | -0.48% | -0.20% | -1.13% | -1.03% | -1.19% | -0.47% | |
CAD | 0.25% | 0.70% | 0.72% | 1.13% | 0.12% | -0.09% | 0.71% | |
AUD | 0.17% | 0.53% | 0.55% | 1.03% | -0.12% | -0.26% | 0.53% | |
NZD | 0.27% | 0.79% | 0.81% | 1.19% | 0.09% | 0.26% | 0.80% | |
CHF | -0.46% | -0.02% | 0.01% | 0.47% | -0.71% | -0.53% | -0.80% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the British Pound from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent GBP (base)/USD (quote).
Created
: 2025.10.23
Last updated
: 2025.10.23
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