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GBP/USD Outlook (25 October 2021)

Long
FX:GBPUSD   British Pound / U.S. Dollar
Overall, GBP/USD is trending upwards. Recently, GBP/USD rejected the resistance zone of 1.38000.

The UK Retail Sales m/m data (Actual: -0.2%, Forecast: 0.6%, Previous: -0.6% revised from -0.9%) released last Friday indicated continued decline in consumer spending in September.
Also, the UK flash PMI data released indicated a faster pace of expansion in business activities in October due to the rolling back of COVID restrictions.
  • Flash Manufacturing PMI (Actual: 57.7, Forecast: 56.1, Previous: 57.1 revised from 56.3)
  • Flash Services PMI (Actual: 58.0, Forecast: 54.5, Previous: 55.4 revised from 54.6)

Bank of England committee member Tenreyro will be speaking later at 2100 (GMT+8). During this time, there may be volatility in GBP.

Currently, GBP/USD is moving towards the resistance zone of 1.38000 and the next support zone is at 1.36000.
Look for short-term buying opportunities of GBP/USD if it breaks the resistance zone of 1.38000.

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