GBP/USD Trims Losses, Eyes 1.4500
The now softer tone in the greenback has helped GBP/USD to erode initial losses and trade closer to the 1.4500 barrier.
GBP/USD focus on Payrolls
Spot
has recovered the smile after bottoming out in the mid-1.4400s on
Thursday, as the US dollar is giving away some of its weekly gains ahead
of US Non-farm Payrolls due later.
Market
bets expect the US economy to have created slightly more than 200K jobs
during April and the jobless rate to stay put at 5.0% in the same
period.
USD is deflating from recent highs despite yesterday’s
comments by FOMC’s Kaplan, Lockhart, Williams and Dudley have left the
door open for a rate hike at the June meeting, all depending on the
incoming data.
GBP/USD levels to consider
As
of writing the pair is down 0.01% at 1.4485 facing the next support at
1.4415 (20-day sma) ahead of 1.4298 (low Apr.21) and finally 1.4272
(55-day sma). On the flip side, a break above 1.4770 (high May 3) would
open the door to 1.4815 (2016 high Jan.4) and finally 1.4848 (200-day
sma).
