GBP/USD consolidative in the short-term – UOB

In opinion of the research team at UOB Group, the pair remains biased towards a sideline pattern in the next weeks.

Key Quotes

“While the undertone for this pair appears to be positive, any up-move is not expected to move significantly higher above the 1.4575 peak seen yesterday”.

“On the downside, only a move back below 1.4450 would indicate that a short-term top is in place”.

“There is no change to our neutral outlook for now. We continue to expect GBP to trade in a broad range, likely between 1.4350 and 1.4650 in the coming days”.

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