GBP/USD slides below 1.29 on soft UK CPI, budget presentation

Fonte Fxstreet
  • UK inflation dips to 2.8%, fueling BoE rate cut bets despite cautious central bank messaging.
  • Reeves’ Spring Budget delivers £7bn in cuts, sticking to fiscal rules amid downgraded growth outlook.
  • US Durable Goods data beats estimates, helping USD recover ground against the Pound.

The Pound Sterling depreciated against the US Dollar on Wednesday as UK inflation came in softer than expected, while investors scrutinized the Spring Budget. Across the pond, mixed US economic data lent a lifeline to the Greenback, which pared losses versus the British pound. The GBP/USD trades at 1.2895, down 0.36%.

Pound drops as inflation cools and Reeves’ budget tightens spending

The UK’s inflation rate dipped below estimates, with headline figures rising 2.8% year-over-year (YoY) in February, compared to 3% in January. The Core CPI for the same period decreased by two-tenths, from 3.7% to 3.55% YoY, also below forecasts of 3.6%.

Even though this adds pressure on the Bank of England (BoE) to cut rates, the bank warned against assuming that rate cuts would be quick.

Regarding the spring budget, the Chancellor of Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, reduced the government’s spending plans and adhered to her fiscal target.

Some of the primary key takeaways were welfare cuts of over £3.4 billion and cuts to current spending of over £3.6 billion. There were no changes or loosening of the fiscal rules to allow extra borrowing, and spending on defense increased by £6.4bn by 2027.

UK’s Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) updated their forecasts, with the economy expected to grow 1% in 2025, down from 2% forecast in October. Inflation is projected to remain around 3.2% up from 2.6% in the Autumn budget in 2025 and is expected to fall to 2.1% in 2026.

The GBP/USD dropped on the news, yet it has trimmed some of its earlier losses.

Across the pond, US Durable Goods Orders were solid in February, according to the US Department of Commerce. Orders rose 0.9% MoM, exceeding the forecast for a 1% contraction. Core Durable Goods Orders, excluding transportation, rose by 0.7% month-over-month (MoM), up from 0.1% in January, and above the estimated 0.2% increase.

Recently, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said the Fed has made significant progress in bringing inflation down, although there is still more work to be done. He added that policy is complicating the Fed’s job, and that in the next year or two, they ought to be able to reduce interest rates.

GBP/USD Price Forecast: Technical outlook

The GBP/USD is retracing at the time of writing, with sellers eyeing a decisive break below the March 10 daily low of 1.2861, which, if cleared, could pave the way for a test of the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 1.2800. If surpassed, the next stop would be 1.2700. Conversely, if GBP/USD rises past 1.2900, buyers could challenge the current week’s peak at 1.2973, ahead of the 1.30 mark.

British Pound PRICE This week

The table below shows the percentage change of British Pound (GBP) against listed major currencies this week. British Pound was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.

  USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF
USD   0.32% 0.21% 0.90% -0.75% -0.58% -0.20% 0.09%
EUR -0.32%   -0.22% 0.07% -1.02% -0.92% -0.47% -0.18%
GBP -0.21% 0.22%   0.70% -1.42% -0.73% -0.24% -0.07%
JPY -0.90% -0.07% -0.70%   -1.64% -1.50% -1.08% -0.82%
CAD 0.75% 1.02% 1.42% 1.64%   0.22% 0.55% 0.85%
AUD 0.58% 0.92% 0.73% 1.50% -0.22%   0.46% 0.74%
NZD 0.20% 0.47% 0.24% 1.08% -0.55% -0.46%   0.36%
CHF -0.09% 0.18% 0.07% 0.82% -0.85% -0.74% -0.36%  

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the British Pound from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent GBP (base)/USD (quote).

 

Isenção de responsabilidade: Apenas para fins informativos. O desempenho passado não é indicativo de resultados futuros.
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