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GBPUSD Analysis: April Highs Set a Weekly Ceiling
GBPUSD Analysis: with the upcoming BOE statement, CPI metrics, and Flash PMI results, April highs are challenged for further bull runs
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GBPUSD Forecast: Support Levels and Pre-BOE Sentiment
GBPUSD Forecast: doves add new lows to the GBPUSD pair as the British Pound Currency Index holds at a 6-month support zone
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British Pound Short-Term Outlook: GBP/USD Bulls Halted at Resistance
The British Pound bulls halted at resistance last week with the December opening-range now taking shape. Battle-lines drawn on the GBP/USD short-term technical charts.
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The top 10 most traded currencies
Learn about the 10 most traded currencies like the dollar, euro and yen and learn why forex traders prefer trading these major currencies
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British Pound Analysis: GBP/USD Double Top or Pause at 1.2850?
GBP/USD dropped a quick 100 pips at the open after testing 1.2850 on Friday, but the evidence so far points to continued upside...
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What is trickle-down economics and does it work?
Trickle-down economics is a model that involves tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy in a bid to stimulate growth. Discover what the theory is and whether trickle-down economics works.
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British pound analysis: GBP/USD holds support in the mid-1.23s
GBP/USD remains above its rising 50- and 100-day EMAs potentially setting the stage for a continuation higher from here
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What is the oldest currency in the world?
The British pound has been used as England’s central currency for over a thousand years. Read about its evolution from a coin literally weighing one pound to the banknotes common today. We also rank the next three oldest major currencies: the yen, ruble and dollar.
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USD/JPY: What’s next after government intervention for yen?
Can the yen fall more despite the government’s efforts?
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GBP/USD: Why pound parity (1.00) is a potentially plausible prospect
The eerie similarities to the mid-1980s hint that GBP/USD could fall toward parity (1.00) in the coming quarters...
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Weekly COT report: GBP futures on the cusp of net-long exposure
What began as a short-covering rally is now seeing increased bullish activity on the British pound futures contract.