GBP/USD in 2-day lows near 1.5370

FXStreet (Edinburgh) - The pound is now accelerating its downside vs. the dollar, dragging GBP/USD to daily troughs in the 1.5375/70 band.

GBP/USD lower on USD-buying

The greenback is now gathering further traction vs. its G10 peers, sending spot back to the area of 1.5370, or 2-day lows. Spot is receding more than a big-figure since daily tops in the 1.5470/75 band in response to a better tone around USD, all ahead tomorrow’s key inflation releases in the UK economy.

Prior surveys expect UK consumer prices to come in flat on a year to August, while prices are expected to have advanced 0.2% on a monthly basis, up from the previous 0.2% drop.

GBP/USD levels to watch

As of writing the pair is down 0.25% at 1.5388 with the next support at 1.5363 (low Sep.14) ahead of 1.5338 (low Sep.10) and finally 1.5299 (low Sep.8). On the other hand, a breakout of 1.5473 (high Sep.14) would open the door to 1.5505 (high Aug.27) and then 1.5547 (high Aug.7).

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