GBPUSD came under further pressure following the release of June UK CPI which showed an annualised rise of only 2.4%, the same as May and April, which is the weakest scale of rising inflation since March 2017, while the consensus was growth of 2.6%.
The figure lowered the odds of the closely watched likelihood of interest rate hiking in the UK, driving cable to trade near the 1.30 level, after breaking its formed bottom on last Oct. 17 at 1.3026.
These odds rose significantly on the back of the MPC decision to leave the interest rate unchanged at 0.5% on last June 21 meeting by a lower majority than expected. MPC member and BOE chief economist Andy Haldane joined both of Saunders and McCafferty in preferring raising the interest rate by 0.25%.
The MPC language in its economic assessment was also much more hawkish than was predicted referring clearly to the economy evolving and expecting the inflation in UK to pick up in the short term by slightly more than expected.
But that is not looking what's running and there could be change of this language in the next meeting MPC on August 2.
The British pound was hit yesterday by BoE's chief Mark Carney warning about reaching no Brexit deal which can dampen the economic activity in UK. Mark Carney was supposed to calm the markets down and lower the concerns about the banking system during his testimony before the treasure committee of the House of Commons.
The cable selling started yesterday on the back of rumours about the Labour party intention to support the amendment which has been represented by rebel Tory MPs to keep Britain in the customs union, if there no trade deal to be reached by the beginning of 2019.
However UK Prime Minister May could barely win a vote in the House of Commons on her Trade Bill amendments by 307 to 301 votes avoiding further political instability in UK.
While the falling of her cabinet could opened the way for her former foreign secretary Boris Johnson to take the lead.
Boris Johnson has triggered the most recent turmoil by his resignation following the resign of Brexit Minister David Davis on rising discrepancies over the Brexit talks.
Boris Johnson who is the favoured one by Trump in the UK was not only the foreign secretary, he was also the one who gathered considerable momentum to the Brexit when he was the Mayor of London, defying former British PM David Cameron.
On the other side, The greenback could add more gains today versus the major currencies and also versus gold which is trading now close to $1220 per ounce following breaking of its formed supporting level on last December 12 at $1236.
After yesterday Jerome Powel's assurance on the importance of keeping the moving gradually on in the path of tightening saying "the gradual tightening would continue for now”
The Fed's chief looked confident of the US economic expansion ahead in the coming quarters and the rising of the inflation pressure, with continued improving of the US labor market, taking the attention away from the Trade tension fear.
GBP/USD resumed its slide today to 1.3010, after breaking its formed supporting level on last Oct. 17 at 1.3026 which could hold previously on last Jun. 28 by bouncing up from 1.3049.
The pair is now in a deeper place below its daily SMA50 which drove the pair to form a lower high at 1.3362 when it meet this average on this Jul. 9.
While the pair is still undermined over longer range by continued existence below its daily SMA100 and its daily SMA200.
It is as I have informed you on last Jun.21, when I told you that this existence can keep the pair well exposed to forming another lower high.
GBP/USD is trading now in its fourth consecutive day of being below its daily Parabolic SAR (step 0.02, maximum 0.2) which is reading today 1.3340.
GBPUSD daily RSI-14 is now referring to lower existence inside the neutral area to be in a closer place to its oversold region below 30 reading 32.713.
GBP/USD daily Stochastic Oscillator (5, 3, 3) which is more sensitive to the volatility is having now its main line inside the neutral area at 26.545 leading to the downside its signal line which is higher in the same region reading 37.306, after negative crossover inside of it.
Important levels: Daily SMA50 @ 1.3301, Daily SMA100 @ 1.3628 and Daily SMA200 @ 1.3583
Experienced S&R:
S1: 1.2775
S2: 1.2588
S3: 1.2365
R1: 1.3362
R2: 1.3472
R3: 1.3617