GBP/USD: Positive comments from Barnier unable to demolish the 1.24 barrier – OCBC Bank

The pound was given a further boost, as the EU’s top negotiator Barnier provided some positive soundbites but GBP/USD remains capped by the 1.24 level. Terence Wu, an FX strategist at OCBC Bank, is looking to the downside, specifically to the 1.2350 mark.

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“Some positive soundbites from Barnier allowed the GBP/USD to lift higher. It is nevertheless capped by the 1.2400 ceiling for now.” 

“We don’t think the dynamics in the EU-UK trade talks have fundamentally changed, and we still stay negative on the cable.” 

“For now, watch 1.2450 on the topside, although 1.2350 may still implicitly attract.”