13 March 2023 Dollar Stumbles as Investors Price Fed Rate Cuts by Year-end: XM.com

USD lower as Fed funds futures show market participants are assigning nearly even odds for a quarter-point increase or no action at all next week and a rate cut by year-end.

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13 March 2023 GBP/USD Week Ahead Forecast: May Rise Further in the Coming Days

The Pound to Dollar exchange rate has rebounded sharply from 2023 lows and may rise further in the days ahead but volatility could also be likely later this week as U.S. inflation data and the UK bโ€ฆ

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10 March 2023 GBP/USD Tops 1.21 as Red-hot U.S. Jobs Report is Tempered by Softer Wage Figures

The Dollar was softer after the U.S. economy created over 300K jobs but the rate of increase in wages was softer than the consensus was anticipating.

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10 March 2023 The Silcon Valley Bank Saga is Hurting the Dollar

Foreign exchange markets are unfazed by the selloff in the global banking sector amidst fears a U.S. financial institution was under pressure, but this might not last.

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09 March 2023 GBP/USD Rate Rallies 0.5% on Jobless Claims Miss, Attention Turns to Friday's Non-farms

The number of Americans seeking out-of-work benefits rose last week, prompting a retreat in the Dollar and raising investor caution ahead of Friday's all-important non-farm payrolls release.

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09 March 2023 Dollar Holds Gains, Powell says 50bp Hike in March Not a Done Deal and Focus Turns to U.S. Jobs Report

A slowdown from an outstanding non-farm payroll print seems more than normal, and thus the dollar is unlikely to suffer if this is the case.

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07 March 2023 GBP/USD Rate Hits Jan. Lows as Powell Warns Fed is Far from Done on Interest Rate Hikes

GBP/USD fell to its lowest level since January 06 following comments from the Chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell.

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