GBP/USD holds firm at around 1.3500 on Tuesday amid reports of a possible end to the war between Ukraine and Russia. At the same time, traders await inflation data in the UK, the latest minutes of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) July meeting, and the Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole.
A risk-off sentiment prevails in the cryptocurrency market, as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) continue their downward trend.
Slight increase in momentum is likely to lead to US Dollar (USD) trading in a higher range of 7.1800/7.1950. In the longer run, downward momentum is building; for a continued decline, USD must first close below 7.1700, UOB Group’s FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.