GBP/USD bias flipped 11 times to weak bearish on September 29, 2026
GBPUSD has been moving with shifts in US dollar demand linked to US yields, oil prices, US data including JOLTS, Fed stance and geopolitical tensions. At the same time, comments from Bank of England members about upside inflation risks and the possibility of raising rates if pressures grow, set against a weak growth outlook, are shaping focus on the pound.
Updated
The reading that day
Weak bearishAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 11 times during the day.
The day on the wire
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The band shows the reading through the day; a mark shows where it changed. Each tick is a headline first seen that day.
The reading through the day
- 00:00Neutral
- 06:32Weak bullish
- 07:02Weak bearish
- 11:23Neutral
- 12:03Weak bullish
- 13:43Neutral
- 16:03Weak bullish
- 16:18Weak bearish
- 16:58Weak bullish
- 17:13Weak bearish
- 20:23Weak bullish
- 22:58Weak bearish
Headlines (11)
First seen on September 29
- Sterling today: Pound slips as oil-fuelled dollar demand buildsInvesting.com
- British Pound recovers slight losses against US Dollar, JOLTS data eyedFXStreet
- British Pound slips to 1.32 as 2004-era US yields lift the US DollarFXStreet
Carried over from earlier days
- British Pound gains as US Dollar weakens despite hawkish Fed, geopolitical tensionsFXStreet
- GBP: Inflation risks and weak growth outlook – HSBCFXStreet
- Sterling today: Pound edges higher as U.S. data tests dollar rallyInvesting.com
- Bank of England may raise rates if inflation pressures growInvesting.com
- British Pound gains as several BoE members warn of upside inflation risksFXStreet
- British Pound gains against the Euro as traders assess central bank signalsFXStreet
- Pound Sterling Tracks Oil To Register Gains Against Euro and Dollarpoundsterlinglive.com
- British Pound defies US yields surge as BoE hike bets buildFXStreet
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 29 | ||
| M4 Money Supply m/m | 0.1% | GBP |
| Mortgage Approvals | 56K | GBP |
| Net Lending to Individuals m/m | 6.2B | GBP |
| 10-y Bond Auction | GBP | |
| S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y | 2.2% | USD |
| HPI m/m | 0.1% | USD |
| JOLTS Job Openings | 7.23M | USD |
| CB Consumer Confidence | 89.2 | USD |