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British Pound/U.S. Dollar (^GBPUSD)

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British Pound/U.S. Dollar Futures Market News and Commentary

Dollar Pressured After FOMC Cuts Interest Rates by 50 bp

The dollar index (DXY00) Wednesday tumbled to a 14-month low and finished down by -0.12%.  The dollar sank Wednesday after the FOMC cut the fed funds rate by 50 bp and projected another 50 bp of rate cuts by the end of the year.  The dollar was also undercut after the Fed cut its 2024 US GDP forecast and cut its 2024 core PCE price forecast, dovish factors for Fed policy.  The dollar recovered from its worst levels after Fed Chair Powell said the Fed is in no rush to ease monetary policy.  

The FOMC voted 11-1 to cut the fed funds target range by 50 bp to 4.75%-5.00% and said the committee is "strongly committed to supporting maximum employment" and returning inflation to its 2% goal.

The FOMC cut its 2024 US GDP forecast to 2.0% from 2.1% in June and cut its 2024 core PCE estimate to 2.6% from 2.8% in June.  The FOMC also raised its 2024 unemployment forecast to 4.4% from 4.0% in June.

The FOMC cut its fed funds forecast for the end of 2024 to 4.375% from 5.125% i... Read more

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 10, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
69,944 (-29)
177,222 (-13,706)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
142,072 (-18,701)
51,784 (-911)
Dealers / Intermediary - Long / Short
14,985 (-473)
101,280 (-15,686)
Asset / Manager - Long / Short
84,328 (-7,906)
68,320 (+732)
Leveraged Funds - Long / Short
91,103 (-10,827)
34,479 (-2,108)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
698 (-1,095)
4,025 (+874)

Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.29745 +2.22%
on 08/20/24
1.32978 -0.26%
on 09/18/24
+0.02721 (+2.09%)
since 08/19/24
3-Month
1.26130 +5.15%
on 06/27/24
1.32978 -0.26%
on 09/18/24
+0.05428 (+4.27%)
since 06/19/24
52-Week
1.20371 +10.18%
on 10/04/23
1.32978 -0.26%
on 09/18/24
+0.08706 (+7.03%)
since 09/19/23

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DXY Coming Back To 101.60-102 Resistance

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Barchart Technical Opinion

The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 100% Buy and ranks in the Top 1% of all short term signal directions.

Long term indicators fully support a continuation of the trend.

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 1.34295
2nd Resistance Point 1.33636
1st Resistance Point 1.32883
Last Price 1.32596
1st Support Level 1.31471
2nd Support Level 1.30812
3rd Support Level 1.30059

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52-Week High 1.32978
Last Price 1.32596
Fibonacci 61.8% 1.28162
Fibonacci 50% 1.26674
Fibonacci 38.2% 1.25187
52-Week Low 1.20371

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