The U.S. dollar had a topsy turvy end of the week following the adoption by the Bank of England and the European Central Bank of slightly more restrictive positions than the markets had expected, which gave a boost to the pound sterling and the euro
The British pound has rallied in recent sessions in the foreign exchange market, including against the powerful greenback.
GBPUSD initially retreated on Friday along with most other major currency pairs following hawkish comments from some Fed FOMC members before regaining some ground and ending the session in the green.
After several months of consolidation, the GBPUSD looks set for a bearish reversal.
The Bank of England left its key rate and the amount of its asset purchase program unchanged Thursday after its monetary policy meeting.
The Bank of England said Thursday it would continue to monitor inflation, which is expected to temporarily exceed 3 percent in the U.K. but left its monetary policy unchanged for now.
The GBPUSD ended the week on a softer note as the pair continues to consolidate between the 1.38 to 1.40 levels after the Bank of England held interest rates steady on Thursday, echoing the US Federal Reserve's accommodative tone on the prospect of future monetary policy tightening.
The British Pound crossed back above the psychologically significant $1.40 threshold on Friday, galvanized since the beginning of the year by a rapid vaccination campaign in the UK and by the conclusion of a post-Brexit trade agreement with the EU at the end of 2020.
The Dollar fell again Wednesday against the British Pound, taking the GBPUSD to a new high in nearly three years as Forex traders feared the U.S. stimulus package would weigh on the greenback.
The British Pound rose against the US Dollar on Tuesday after initially falling towards the 1.36 handle during the European session.
The British Pound is rallying against the US Dollar on Tuesday after the Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said that he saw many issues with negative rates.
The British Pound is rallying against the US Dollar on Wednesday after the UK House of Commons approved both the Brexit trade deal and the Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccine earlier in the day.
The British Pound is trading lower against the US Dollar on Monday as Sterling buyers appear to be few and far between at the start of the week.
The British Pound has settled higher against the US Dollar on Wednesday as the recent panic over the new coronavirus strain in the UK receded, with the spotlight back on Brexit.
The GBPUSD is rising on Thursday against a backdrop of increased speculation that a Brexit deal will be reached shortly as well as the UK’s approval of Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine which is helping to lift investor sentiment on the British Pound.