GBP/USD Analysis for July 17, 2026: Sterling Holds Firm as BOE Hike Bets Meet Chart Resistance
GBP/USD faces a key test as supportive long term trends collide with sticky inflation, shifting rate expectations, and stubborn resistance.
Read MoreGBP/USD faces a key test as supportive long term trends collide with sticky inflation, shifting rate expectations, and stubborn resistance.
Read MoreThe dollar and the yen are pulling in the same direction on the daily and weekly charts, but the short-term chart shows indecision.
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Read MoreThe Bank of Japan hiked to 1%, its highest rate since 1995, yet the yen stayed near 40-year lows. Build your own bias on the JPY.
Read MoreJune CPI cooled to 3.5%, sinking the dollar in minutes. Then Fed Chair Warsh spoke and clawed part of it back. Here’s how two-stage events work.
Read MoreJune CPI cooled to 3.5% and sank the dollar, oil ran to $80 on Hormuz, and Warsh pushed back. Updated scenarios, levels, and Wednesday’s PPI plan inside.
Read MoreA hawkish BOC surprise could extend CAD strength, putting CAD/CHF longs and GBP/CAD shorts firmly on traders’ radar this week.
Read MoreMarkets seem to be positioning for an upbeat BOC decision, but what if the central bank disappoints and dampens rate hike expectations? Here’s what I’m watching on NZD/CAD and USD/CAD in this scenario.
Read MoreLooks like the BOC is set to hold rates again, but Macklem’s tone could decide whether CAD rallies or reverses this week.
Read MoreThe RBNZ surprised markets with a July hike to 2.50%. Explore the fundamental case behind the New Zealand dollar and build your own bias.
Read MoreFalling gasoline prices may soften headline CPI, but sticky core inflation and Warsh’s testimony could quickly revive dollar demand Tuesday.
Read MoreHostilities between the US and Iran appeared to worsen over the weekend. Will crude oil prices benefit from the war premium?
Read MoreIran closed the Strait of Hormuz just as US CPI week begins. Three scenarios, five assets, and the levels that decide which story wins.
Read MoreA look at the forces pulling bitcoin in opposite directions this week, and the events that could decide the next move.
Read MoreA chip-led rally brought the index’s record high back within reach, and next week could decide what happens from here.
Read MoreA look at the oil-driven selloff that pulled silver lower, silver’s rebound as the dollar weakened, and what could shape its next leg.
Read MoreThe RBNZ’s first hike in three years triggered our bullish NZD bias. Here’s how the NZD/CHF, AUD/NZD, GBP/NZD, and NZD/USD setups played out.
Read MoreHawkish minutes sank gold, oil spiked on Hormuz, and stocks closed at records anyway. We grade a week where every asset traded its own driver.
Read MoreA look at the forces pulling gold lower, from an oil-driven inflation scare to a fractured Iran ceasefire, and what could come next.
Read MoreThe dollar round-tripped to flat as Iran headlines whipsawed oil, hawkish Fed minutes stirred rate bets, and a surprise RBNZ hike crowned the Kiwi this week.
Read MoreI'm trying as hard as I can, and sometimes things don't go your way, and that's the way things go.Tiger Woods