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The British pound closed the week higher against the euro and the US dollar, supported by news that the UK economy rebounded in November.
Throughout this week's trading, the pound has shown notable resilience against the dollar's gains against other major currencies since the release of stronger-than-expected US jobs numbers.
The pound sterling has rebounded against the euro and the US dollar ahead of the testimony of the Governor of the Bank of England.
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The exchange rate of the British Pound against the US Dollar GBP/USD is on a short-term upward trend that may extend in the coming days.
The pound sterling showed remarkable resilience as the US dollar was performing well but reversed sharply after the release of the US non-farm payrolls report.
The US Central Bank's hints that it is ready to keep US interest rates high helped the price of the US dollar to reap more of its gains against the rest of the other major currencies.
Yesterday, the pound sterling fell sharply against the US dollar (GBP/USD), dropping to the support level of 1.2610 before stabilizing around 1.2645 at the time of writing.
The British pound (GBP) against the US dollar (USD) exchange rate saw volatility last week, with a sharp rise on Wednesday towards the resistance of 1.2828, the highest for the pair in five months, before falling on Thursday to the support level of 1.2700.
The continued pressure on the US dollar allowed bulls in the GBP/USD pair to rebound higher, reaching the 1.2816 resistance level, the highest for the pair in four months.
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The pound sterling (GBP) against the US dollar (USD) fluctuated last week amid growing bets of rate cuts from both central banks.
The recent improvement in morale that the US Central Bank will stop tightening its policy during the year 2024 weakened the price of the dollar and gave the price of the pound against the US dollar GBP/USD positive momentum to move higher with recent gains that reached the resistance level of 1.2795.
The price of the GBP/USD is trying to maintain the resistance level of 1.2700, which confirms the bulls' control of the trend.
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Contrary to the performance at the beginning of trading this week, the price of the pound sterling against the US dollar GBP/USD has returned to rebound higher.
The British pound price enters the new week's trading with some positive technical momentum that makes it appear stronger against both the euro and the dollar currencies.