GBP/USD Price Forecast: Needs decisive break above 1.3420 for fresh upside leg

• GBP/USD surrenders early gains and flattens at around 1.3373 as the US Dollar rebounds slightly.
• The Fed is expected to leave interest rates steady on Wednesday.
• Investors expect the BoE to tighten monetary policy conditions next week.

The British Pound (GBP) gives back its early gains and flattens at around 1.3373 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Monday. The GBP/USD pair flattens as the US Dollar recovers some of its early losses.

As of writing, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, trades marginally lower to near 101.70.

This week, investors will pay close attention to the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy announcement on Wednesday. The Fed is almost certain to leave interest rates unchanged in the 3.75%-4.00% range, according to the CME FedWatch tool. The tool also shows that the United States (US) central bank will raise them in the December meeting.

Apart from the Fed’s policy, investors will also focus on the preliminary Q3 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index data for September, which are scheduled for Thursday. The US economy is expected to have grown at an annualized pace of 3.2%, faster than the previous reading of 2.2%.

On GBP front, the major trigger will be the Bank of England’s (BoE) monetary policy announcement next week. The BoE is highly anticipated to hike interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 4%.

GBP/USD Technical Analysis

In the daily chart, GBP/USD trades at 1.3370. The pair holds above the 20-day exponential moving average (EMA) at 1.3323, which suggests a mildly constructive near-term tone as buyers defend the recent recovery. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 54.8 stands in neutral-to-positive territory, hinting that momentum remains supportive without yet reaching overbought conditions.

On the downside, immediate support is seen at the 20-day EMA near 1.3323, where a break would likely soften the bullish bias and expose deeper pullbacks. Looking up, the previous week high near 1.3420 is the immediate hurdle; a decisive break above that would open the door for further updie towards 1.3500.

(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool. Know more.)