https://www.forextime.com/ en https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/market-round-boe-cuts-yen-rallies-gold-shines <img src="https://www.forextime.com/s3-static/2025-02/generic_candles_0_0_1_0.jpg" width="160px" height="auto" loading="lazy" alt="" /><br /><ul><li><span><span><span>Pound hit by surprise BoE <strong>dovish dissenters</strong> </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Yen <strong>best performing</strong> G10 vs USD this week </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Gold hits fresh record, <strong>↑ 9% YTD</strong></span></span></span></li> </ul><h3><span><span><span>Sterling tumbled on Thursday after Bank of England officials unanimously decided to cut interest rates by 25 basis points.</span></span></span></h3> <p><span><span><span>This move was widely expected but the <a href="https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/market-round-boe-cuts-yen-rallies-gold-shines">Read More</a></span></span></span></p> Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:54:40 +0000 1863 at https://www.forextime.com https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/market-round-gbpusd-hits-14-month-low-bitcoin-tumbles <img src="https://www.forextime.com/s3-static/2025-01/multicoloured_candlesticks_jump_out_of_chart_0_2.jpg" width="160px" height="auto" loading="lazy" alt="" /><br /><ul><li><span><span><span>GBPUSD hits lowest level since <strong>November 2023</strong> </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Sterling expected to be most volatile in <strong>G10 space vs USD</strong> </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Bloomberg  FX model: GBPUSD has 72% of trading within <strong>1.2054 – 1.2520</strong> over 1-week period</span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Bitcoin <strong>erases 2025 gains</strong> on strong US data </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span> <a href="https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/market-round-gbpusd-hits-14-month-low-bitcoin-tumbles">Read More</a></span></span></li></ul> Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:41:54 +0000 1828 at https://www.forextime.com https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/gbpusd-jumps-after-boes-hawkish-rate-cut <img src="https://www.forextime.com/s3-static/2024-11/boe_1_2.jpg" width="160px" height="auto" loading="lazy" alt="" /><br /><ul><li><span><span><span>GBPUSD <strong>↑ 80 pips </strong>after BoE <strong>“hawkish”</strong> rate cut  </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Central bank warns about <strong>Labour Budget</strong> inflation hit </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Traders see less than <strong>25% chance of 25bp</strong> cut by December</span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Bloomberg FX model: GBPUSD has <strong>73% </strong>of trading within <strong>1.2816 – 1.3121 </strong>over next one-week period <a href="https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/gbpusd-jumps-after-boes-hawkish-rate-cut">Read More</a></span></span></span></li></ul> Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:47:10 +0000 1763 at https://www.forextime.com https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/gbpusd-spikes-after-boe-holds-fed-cuts-rates <img src="https://www.forextime.com/s3-static/users/user16/boe_2.jpg" width="160px" height="auto" loading="lazy" alt="" /><br /><ul><li><span><span><span><strong>GBPUSD</strong> breached <strong>1.330 </strong>for first time since <strong>March 2022</strong></span></span></span><br />  </li> <li><span><span><span><strong>Bank of England</strong> kept rates unchanged at <strong>5%, </strong></span></span></span>to be "careful" with future rate cuts<br />  </li> <li>GBPUSD now <strong>up 4% year-to-date</strong>; best G10 performer against US dollar so far in 2024<br />  </li> <li><span><span><span>Forecast: GBPUSD to trade between <strong>1.2721 – 1.3776</strong> through <strong>year- <a href="https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/gbpusd-spikes-after-boe-holds-fed-cuts-rates">Read More</a></strong></span></span></span></li></ul> Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:04:03 +0000 1704 at https://www.forextime.com https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/countdown-fed-decision-enters-final-hours <img src="https://www.forextime.com/s3-static/2024-09/download%2813%29_2.jpeg" width="160px" height="auto" loading="lazy" alt="" /><br /><ul><li><span><span><span>Markets remain divided about <strong>size of Fed cut</strong> </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span><strong>USDInd </strong>on breakout watch ahead of Fed decision</span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Watch out for <strong>BoE and BoJ rate decisions</strong> this week </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span><strong>GBPUSD & USDJPY</strong> could see significant price swings </span></span></span></li> </ul><h3><span><span><span>With just hours until the Federal Reserve <a href="https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/countdown-fed-decision-enters-final-hours">Read More</a></span></span></span></h3> Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:01:38 +0000 1702 at https://www.forextime.com https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/uk-election-reaction-markets-take-comfort-widely-expected-result <img src="https://www.forextime.com/s3-static/users/user16/UK%20union%20jack%20flags%20SMALL.jpg" width="160px" height="auto" loading="lazy" alt="" /><br /><ul><li><span><span><span>Labour set to form UK government for first time since 2010</span></span></span><br />  </li> <li><span><span><span>British Pound mixed against G10 peers</span></span></span><br />  </li> <li><span><span><span>UK100 stock index testing 50-day SMA support</span></span></span><br />  </li> <li><span><span><span>Wall Street expects UK100 to add another 14% by mid-2025</span></span></span><br />  </li> <li><span><span><span>UK assets may offer shelter from French, US political risks</span></span></span></li> </ul><p>  <a href="https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/uk-election-reaction-markets-take-comfort-widely-expected-result">Read More</a></p> Fri, 05 Jul 2024 05:35:32 +0000 1603 at https://www.forextime.com https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/uk-general-election-what-you-need-know <img src="https://www.forextime.com/s3-static/users/user17/shutterstock_2420575263%20%282%29_0_2.jpg" width="160px" height="auto" loading="lazy" alt="" /><br /><ul><li><span><span><span>Opinion polls point to landslide Labour victory </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Unexpected results could trigger volatility on GBP & UK100</span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Bloomberg FX model: 77% GBPUSD – (1.2569- 1.2800)</span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>UK100 under pressure with W1 support at 8100</span></span></span></li> </ul><h3><span><span><span>Millions of voters in Britain will be heading to the polls tomorrow!</span></span></span></h3> <a href="https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/uk-general-election-what-you-need-know">Read More</a> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 06:49:46 +0000 1598 at https://www.forextime.com https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/week-ahead-time-stock-index-slowpokes-catch <span property="schema:name">Week Ahead: Time for stock index "slowpokes" to catch up?</span> <span rel="schema:author"><span lang="" about="https://www.forextime.com/user/16" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">han.tan@FXTM CY CA</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2024-04-12T08:24:35+00:00">Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:24</span> <div property="schema:image">/s3-static/markets/field/image/Generic/catch%20up%20man%20in%20business%20suit%20with%20rocket.jpg</div> <div property="schema:text">Much has been made about how 11 of FXTM’s 18 stock indices have recently reached their respective record highs, with many posting double-digit gains so far in 2024.. For the coming week, we cast our eyes on some indices that have climbed by "merely" 2-4% so far this year.</div> Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:24:35 +0000 1520 at https://www.forextime.com https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/target-thursdays-eurgbp-gbpusd-crude-hit-targets <img src="https://www.forextime.com/s3-static/markets/field/image/Generic/green_arrow_up_and_red_arrow_down_mix_conflict_contrast_market_1.jpg" width="160px" height="auto" loading="lazy" alt="" /><br /><h3><span><span><span>Check out these potential profits that you may have missed from our <a href="https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis">Daily Market Analysis.</a></span></span></span></h3> <ul><li><span><span><span>EURGBP bears bag <strong>20 pips</strong> </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>GBPUSD reaches <strong>all profit targets</strong> </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Crude bulls pockets <strong>63 points </strong></span></span></span></li> </ul><p> </p> <h3><span><span><span>    1) EURGBP <a href="https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/target-thursdays-eurgbp-gbpusd-crude-hit-targets">Read More</a></span></span></span></h3> Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:33:48 +0000 1506 at https://www.forextime.com https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/trade-week-gbpusd-bears-ready-strike <img src="https://www.forextime.com/s3-static/markets/field/image/Currencies/GBP/shutterstock_1012703530.jpg" width="160px" height="auto" loading="lazy" alt="" /><br /><ul><li><span><span><span>Data heavy week for GBPUSD</span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>UK data dump set to influence Pound </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Dollar volatility also on the cards </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Significant move on horizon </span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Key levels of interest at 50 SMA and 200 SMA</span></span></span></li> </ul><h3><span><span><span>This could be an eventful week for the GBPUSD due to key economic reports <a href="https://www.forextime.com/market-analysis/trade-week-gbpusd-bears-ready-strike">Read More</a></span></span></span></h3> Mon, 12 Feb 2024 11:34:26 +0000 1461 at https://www.forextime.com