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GBP/USD Outlook (18 August 2021)

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FX:GBPUSD   British Pound / U.S. Dollar
Overall, GBP/USD is ranging across. Recently, GBP/USD broke the support zone of 1.38000.

The UK employment data released yesterday indicated a slowdown in the decline of the number of people claiming for unemployment benefits while average earnings have increased and unemployment rate declined slightly.
  • Average Earnings Index 3m/y (Actual: 8.8%, Forecast: 8.6%, Previous: 7.4% revised from 7.35)
  • Claimant Count Change (Actual: -7.8K, Forecast: TBA, Previous: -136.1K revised from -114.8K)
  • Unemployment Rate (Actual: 4.7%, Forecast: 4.8%, Previous: 4.8%)

The UK CPI y/y data (Forecast: 2.3%, Previous: 2.5%) will be released later at 1400 (GMT+8).

GBP/USD’s next support zone is at 1.36000 and the next resistance zone is at 1.38000.
Look for short-term selling opportunities of GBP/USD.

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