GBP/USD –21.02.2025 – Orbex Forex Trading Blog

By RoboForex Analytical Department The USD/JPY pair advanced to 154.36 on Tuesday, edging closer to a new ten-month peak. The rally was driven by growing market optimism that the protracted US government shutdown may soon conclude, dampening demand for traditional safe-haven assets like the Japanese yen. In Japan, Economic Recovery Minister Minoru Kiuchi highlighted the…

Investing.com – The U.S. dollar edged lower Tuesday, but remained near seven-week highs as traders mulled the outlook for Fed monetary policy in the wake of last week’s strong jobs report.  At 04:20 ET (08:20 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.2% lower to 102.139,…

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Weak U.S. data and easing tensions in Europe recently fueled USD/CHF’s February downswing. Thinking of jumping in? We’re looking at the .9000 major psychological handle as a potential area of interest! USD/CHF 4-hour Forex Chart by TradingView We’ve seen falling 10-year Treasury yields and some weaker-than-expected U.S. data, which are fueling worries about U.S. and…

Shares of UK bank Standard Chartered (STAN) fell on Tuesday, reaching a decline in value of almost 3% before recovering at the end of the day to register an overall fall of 0.46%. The share price issues came after new allegations that STAN carried out transactions that violated international sanctions. This twist in the case…

The British pound is showing little movement on Wednesday. In the North American session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2440, up 0.02% on the day. Bailey says UK debt could spiral higher Bank of England Governor testified before the Treasury Select Committee today and warned that the UK needed to address the increase in government debt…