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British Pound (GBP) Latest: GBP/USD Outlook Worsens as Brexit Fears Rise

British Pound (GBP) Latest: GBP/USD Outlook Worsens as Brexit Fears Rise

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GBP price, Brexit news and analysis:

  • Talks on the relationship between the EU and the UK after Brexit remain stalled and that could begin to weigh on GBP after its recent gains against EUR and USD.
  • Michel Barnier has said he is worried and disappointed by the lack of progress in the negotiations and has said that end-October is a strict deadline.

GBP/USD outlook deteriorates

The outlook for GBP/USD is worsening after its failure Tuesday to top the important 1.35 resistance level. To an extent, its subsequent decline has simply reflected a rally in the US Dollar as market sentiment has deteriorated. However, GBP traders will likely become increasingly focused in the days ahead on a continuing lack of progress in the ongoing talks between the EU and the UK on their relationship post Brexit – a negative factor for Sterling.

GBP/USD Price Chart, Daily Time Frame (June 4 – September 3, 2020)

Latest GBP/USD price chart.

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Speaking at a seminar Wednesday, chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier said he was “worried and disappointed” by the lack of progress in the negotiations and said there is a “strict deadline” of end-October to agree a trade deal.

His comments were dismissed by the UK as a “deliberate and misleading caricature” of the UK’s proposals but the ramping up of the rhetoric will still likely weigh on GBP/USD, and benefit EUR/GBP, as the deadline approaches.

Note, though, that EUR could be held back, limiting any strong gains for EUR/GBP, by suggestions that the European Central Bank does not want to see EUR/USD above the 1.20 level. Its chief economist Philip Lane noted earlier this week that the exchange rate “does matter” to the ECB.

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GBP/USD Mixed
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Change in Longs Shorts OI
Daily -4% 1% -2%
Weekly 37% -20% 6%
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