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26 Feb 2018
GBP: Technical tone remains fragile – BBH
Sterling's technical tone remains fragile as the RSI and MACDs are not inspiring, and the Slow Stochastics seem to be cresting in a mini-cycle, explains Marc Chandler, Global Head of Currency Strategy at BBH.
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“Its firmer tone against the euro may have helped it weather the firmer dollar. The euro had been flirting with the upper end of its recent range around GBP0.90 a week ago and is now struggling to hold above GBP0.88. Re-establishing a foothold above $1.40 would offer a launchpad for $1.4145, but with the EU already seeming to reject a UK proposal on Brexit that May is expected to deliver in a speech at the end of next week; the market maybe cautious.”