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14 Apr 2015
GBP/USD drops to 1.4650 ahead of the UK CPI report
FXStreet (Mumbai) - The British Pound is being offered in the early European session, which pushed the GBP/USD pair to 1.4650 levels ahead of the release of the monthly inflation report in the UK.
Trades at hourly 50-MA
The pair set a session low at 50-MA located at 1.4643, after being rejected near 1.47 levels earlier today. The sell-off also pushed the pair below its 5-DMA located at 1.4659. Investors now await the data in the UK, which is likely to show the headline inflation number and the core inflation number in March stayed unchanged at 0% and 1.2% respectively.
Ahead in the day we also have retail sales due for release in the US. Economists have called for a 1.1% rise in the retail sales in March, compared to a 0.6% decline seen in February.
GBP/USD Technical Levels
At the moment, the pair is trading at 1.4650. The immediate resistance is seen at 1.47, above which gains could be extended to 1.4733 (hourly 100-MA). On the flip side, a break below 1.4643 (hourly 50-MA), could drive the pair lower to 1.46 levels.
Trades at hourly 50-MA
The pair set a session low at 50-MA located at 1.4643, after being rejected near 1.47 levels earlier today. The sell-off also pushed the pair below its 5-DMA located at 1.4659. Investors now await the data in the UK, which is likely to show the headline inflation number and the core inflation number in March stayed unchanged at 0% and 1.2% respectively.
Ahead in the day we also have retail sales due for release in the US. Economists have called for a 1.1% rise in the retail sales in March, compared to a 0.6% decline seen in February.
GBP/USD Technical Levels
At the moment, the pair is trading at 1.4650. The immediate resistance is seen at 1.47, above which gains could be extended to 1.4733 (hourly 100-MA). On the flip side, a break below 1.4643 (hourly 50-MA), could drive the pair lower to 1.46 levels.