EUR/GBP Price Forecast: Cross remains capped below Key SMAs despite tentative rebound

The post British Pound feeds on bad news as the Euro slides to a one-year low appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Euro’s slide against the Pound has now consumed seven of the last eight trading sessions, and the reflex explanation of a soft single currency gets the attribution backwards. Sterling has done most of the work here: the Pound just closed out its best week in three months, printed a one-year high against the Euro, and managed both midway through a leadership transition with no confirmed Prime Minister and no named finance minister. The cross is falling because the Pound is being repriced upward, not because the Euro is falling apart. A Bank of England hike went from coin flip to certainty in three sessions Interest rate expectations moved decisively in the Pound’s favour inside a single week. Markets priced roughly a 70% chance of a Bank of England (BoE) hike by year-end on Monday, nudged that to 76% on Tuesday, then moved to full pricing after the White House declared

The post Euro: Energy repricing shapes outlook against US Dollar – ABN AMRO appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. ABN AMRO’s Georgette Boele notes that the Euro’s relationship with energy prices has evolved, with recent Oil and Gas gains again weighing on EUR/USD. Earlier in the US-Iran conflict, higher energy prices hurt the Euro (EUR), but later the pair became more driven by Federal Reserve (Fed) and European Central Bank (ECB) expectations. She now sees EUR/USD guided by central bank expectations, yield spreads and Eurozone energy risks. Euro sensitivity returns to energy moves “At the start of the US-Iran conflict, higher energy prices weighed on the euro against the US dollar. During the conflict, however, EUR/USD became less sensitive to energy prices and more sensitive to expectations for the Fed and the ECB.” “When a Memorandum of Understanding was announced, energy prices fell sharply, but the euro gained little against the US dollar because markets were focused on expectation

The post British Pound holds firm as Hormuz shock lifts Oil, Dollar appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Pound Sterling (GBP) posts modest gains during the North American session on Wednesday amid growing tensions in the Middle East, as US President Donald Trump’s said the deal with Iran was “over” after both countries exchanged attacks over the last couple of days. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD pair trades at 1.3371, up 0.09%. GBP/USD steadies as geopolitical risk offsets Dollar strength During the last couple of days, Tehran and Washington exchanged blows after Iran hit two vessels sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a response from the US. The US CENTCOM reported that it attacked 80 targets during the last two days. In addition to the attacks, the US reimposed sanctions on Iran’s Oil, while Trump threatened to resume the blockade in Hormuz. Energy prices jumped, with the US crude Oil benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), rising nearly 5% to $75.60. The US

The post British Pound: Recovery eyes 1.36 against US Dollar – Scotiabank appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note the British Pound (GBP) is slightly softer but supported by a sharp repricing of Bank of England (BoE) tightening. Improving United Kingdom (UK)–United States (US) spreads and positive sentiment around the UK leadership transition underpin GBP, while technicians remain bullish, targeting an extension of gains toward 1.36 within a 1.3300–1.3400 near-term range. BoE repricing underpins Pound outlook “The pound is soft, down a fractional 0.1% vs. the USD and a mid-performer among the G10 currencies in mixed overall trade. The latest resurgence in geopolitical tensions has amplified the renewed tightening in BoE expectations that we had observed over the past week or so.” “The recovery in UK-US spreads is offering fundamental support to the GBP, and compounding the sentiment-related strength observed in response to the mar

Increased rate hike expectations could strengthen the pound, impacting UK-based crypto traders and creating volatility in risk assets. The post Traders boost Bank of England rate bets, favor two 25bps hikes by year-end appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Euro steadies above 1.1400 as traders assess US-Iran tensions appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. EUR/USD treads water above the 1.1400 mark on Wednesday, steadying after coming under selling pressure as traders assess renewed US-Iran tensions after both sides exchanged fire overnight following attacks on commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week. US President Donald Trump said the interim deal with Iran was “over,” although Reuters later reported that he did not repeat those comments during the closed NATO leaders’ meeting, citing a source familiar with the talks. Even so, risk sentiment remained fragile after Trump said the United States would “probably hit them again tonight” and added, “I don’t know if we’ll have an Iran deal.” The latest escalation has pushed Crude Oil prices higher, reviving energy-driven inflation concerns and reinforcing expectations that major central banks may need to tighten monetary policy further. According to the CME FedWatch

The post Euro: Geopolitics and ECB repricing supports EUR – Scotiabank appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note the Euro (EUR) is consolidating around the low 1.14s, with mixed G10 performance as markets reassess Oil’s impact on Euro area terms of trade and the European Central Bank’s (ECB) rate path. They highlight a notable repricing of ECB tightening to about 35 bps by December, supporting EUR via yield spreads, while near-term EUR/USD is seen confined between 1.1380 and 1.1480. Oil risk and ECB repricing “The EUR is quietly consolidating in the low-1.14s and entering Wednesday’s NA session unchanged vs. the USD. The EUR is also a mid-performer among the G10, in mixed overall trade with dispersion offering a break from the broad USD-driven movement that has characterized overall performance through much of this year.” “The latest resurgence in geopolitical risk presents a clear potential headwind for the EUR as we assess the ren

The post Coinbase UK Regulatory Approval Paves Way for Investment Services appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Coinbase has secured a landmark regulatory approval in the UK, receiving authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority to provide investment services through a MiFID license — a move that fundamentally reshapes what British users can do on a crypto platform. This is not a minor compliance update. It is the most significant product expansion Coinbase has made in the UK since it entered the market, and it arrives at a moment when the country is actively building the regulatory architecture that will govern digital finance for years to come. Key takeaways Coinbase received FCA authorization via a MiFID license, enabling it to offer regulated investment services in the UK. UK retail customers can now trade equities on Coinbase for the first time. Institutional and advanced traders gain access to derivatives including perpetual futures on crypto, equities, and commodities. Al