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FxWirePro: GBP/USD attracts selling interest after US retail sales data, could be on verge of a bigger drop

• GBP/USD slipped lower on Friday as after data showed U.S. retail sales increased slightly more than expected in October. • Retail sales rose 0.4% last month after an upwardly revised 0.8% advance in September, the Comm…

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FxWirePro: GBP/USD attracts selling interest after US retail sales data, could be on verge of a bigger drop
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• GBP/USD   slipped lower on Friday as after data showed U.S. retail sales increased slightly more than expected in October.

• Retail sales rose 0.4% last month after an upwardly revised 0.8% advance in September, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said.

•  Financial markets lowered the odds of a 25-basis-point rate cut at the Fed's Dec. 17-18 meeting to 58.4% from 61.6% earlier, according to CME Group's FedWatch Tool..

• At GMT 15:20, the pair was trading down 0.33% at 1.2623, retreating from daily high 1.2700.

•   Immediate resistance is located at 1.2700( Daily high), any close above will push the pair towards 1.2766(38.2%fib)

•  Strong support is seen at 1.2608(23.6%fib) and break below could take the pair towards 1.2548(Lower BB).

  Recommendation: Good to sell  around 1.2640, with stop loss of 1.2700 and target price of 1.2600

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