GBPUSD MONTHLY CHART – 2023 HIGH STILL LOOMS
Major level remains at the 1.3142 = 2023 high
Should it be broken, I would use 1.3150 as well to confirm.
A failure to take out 1.3142 would be glaring.
On the downside, a break of 1.3076 would be needed to dent the upside risk and suggest a top is in..
Note, a weaker EURGBP (last .8469) continues to BE A Source of GBPUSD demand while EURUSD is up (slightly) on the day but lagging due to cross offsets so keep an eye on this cross.
Otherwise, a long wait until Powell’s speech.
Summary
Fed expected to cut rates at September meeting
Powell telegraphed policy easing in July remarks
Jackson Hole speech begins at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT)
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 23 (Reuters) – U.S. economic data is giving the Federal Reserve the green light to cut interest rates, financial markets are aligned for the first move, and the central bank all but gave the game away on Wednesday when a readout of its July meeting showed a “vast majority” of policymakers agreed the policy easing likely would begin next month.
With Fed rate cut set, Powell may focus on explaining US economic conditions at Jackson Hole
IF I were the FED chair ( hihihi)
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you would do well (for your own welfare and wellbeing) to remember that the FED’s first job is to protect the Banking System befoare the peasant population. In fact IF the peasants in aggregate bshould somehow threaten the Banking System, the gloves are to be taken off.
If I was in Fed Chair Powell’s shoes, I would pat myself on the back and just look to confirm what economists are forecasting, which is for 75bps of rate cuts this year.
If I Was in Fed Chair Powell’s Shoes…
For consideration regarding real economics according to the respected source Resume Builder:
1. 4 out of 10 jobs posted in the US in 2024 were “fake.”
2. 3 out of every 10 jobs in 2024 had roles that were not “real.”
This, added to the BLS not reporting almost 1 million job losses in the last report, and the continued high inflation in real terms not “how its doing the last two years” is not the rosy picture some are painting.
Result:
1. Buy military defense, gold, energy dividend, AI, and staple stocks.
2. Bonds/notes.
3. Less performance related currencies.
4. Coffee and Booze related commodities.
The UsdJpy 146.25 magnet I’ve been mentioning the last two days is quite active with some expected over/under. Last hurrah is just above for a bit of time. Current problems with it:
1. Major bank executives have voiced no confidence in US government data from this administration in light of the hidden in plain sight BLS fraud.
2. Stocks are likely to remain in trouble overall regardless of the FED being forced to lower rates coming up in part to the fraudulent data and the fact that almost 1 million job losses went unreported with more to come showing an unstable economy.
3. The short side of UsdJpy is dicey with the evaporation of confidence due to the uncertainty and stronger in stocks now than before.
Rates will be reduced but now the impact is likely reduced. So USD is a matter of the extent pricing in has been achieved.
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Dhara Ranasinghe.
If the pressure on global markets from the tumult at the start of the month has abated, nobody told the dollar.
EURGBP DAILY CHART – TUG-Of-WAR
Break of .8500 makes this the pivotal BIAS SETTING level with little on charts until .8382-8407
This has created a tUg-of-war between EURUSD )trading below 1.1150) and GBPUSD (extending high with the 2023 peak at 1.3141 looming above).
Note 100 (blue) and 200 (yellow) mVas
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