GBP/USD bias flipped 17 times to neutral on August 13, 2026
Sterling initially rose after soft US inflation data tempered expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes, but the greenback subsequently regained strength, reversing the Pound's gains. Traders now look to upcoming US producer price data and UK GDP figures for further direction, with the pair struggling to sustain a break above its July high.
Updated
The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 17 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
- 04:58Weak bullish
- 06:02Bullish
- 06:06Weak bullish
- 06:22Neutral
- 06:38Bearish
- 06:42Weak bullish
- 09:20Neutral
- 11:45Weak bearish
- 11:53Neutral
- 12:37Weak bullish
- 12:57Bullish
- 13:25Neutral
- 14:38Weak bearish
- 15:50Weak bullish
- 16:02Neutral
- 22:03Weak bearish
- 22:48Neutral
Headlines (11)
First seen on August 13
- UK GDP expected to show moderate Q2 growthFXStreet
- Sterling today: Pound dips as dollar bulls rebuild after CPIInvesting.com
- British Pound recovers early losses against US Dollar, US PPI data eyedFXStreet
- British Pound climbs as soft US inflation data hurt Fed hawkish betsFXStreet
Carried over from earlier days
- Sterling today: Pound drifts lower as dollar steadies before U.S. CPIInvesting.com
- GBP/USD Range Trade Reflects a Vanishing Policy Rate DifferentialInvesting.com
- What are the main events for today?InvestingLive
- What is the distribution of forecasts for the US CPI?InvestingLive
- Kickstart video for August 12: US Dollar is lower ahead of key CPI reportInvestingLive
- The USDs fall fizzles. The declines are retraced and then someInvestingLive
- Pound Sterling runs out of room at the July highFXStreet
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, August 13 | ||
| Manufacturing Production m/m | -0.1% | GBP |
| Construction Output m/m | -0.3% | GBP |
| Industrial Production m/m | 0.1% | GBP |
| Prelim Business Investment q/q | -0.3% | GBP |
| Goods Trade Balance | -20.6B | GBP |
| Index of Services 3m/3m | 0.5% | GBP |
| GDP m/m | 0.0% | GBP |
| Prelim GDP q/q | 0.4% | GBP |