FxWirePro: GBP/USD trades lower after BOE monetary policy, good to sell on rallies
Thursday, May 11, 2017 12:26 PM UTC
- Cable shown a slight decline after BOE monetary policy meeting. The central bank kept the interest rate unchanged at 0.25%. The committee voted by a majority of 7-1 to maintain bank rate at 0.25%. The pair has broken major intraday support at 1.2900 and declined till 1.28523 and it is currently trading around 1.28547.
- BOE monetary policy committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet 2% inflation target to sustain growth and employment.
- On the higher side, major resistance is around 1.3000 and any break above confirms bullish continuation. Any break above will take the pair till 1.3050/1.3088 in the short term.
- The near term support is around 1.2830 (May 4th 2017 low) and any break below will drag the pair down till 1.2780 (23.6% retracement of 1.2108 and 1.29875).
It is good to sell on rallies around 1.29000 with SL around 1.29500 for the TP of 1.2750.