GBP/USD about to end week unchanged

By FXStreet The pound managed to recover against the US dollar during the American session and recently even rose above 1.4500. The pair is about to end the week hovering around 1.4490 – 1.4520, near the level it closed a week ago.

At the beginning of the week, the pair dropped to 1.4349 but it was rejected from below 1.4400. Then it bounced to the upside, but lost strength every time it approached 1.4600.

On the short-term GBP/USD still moves with a bullish bias, holding above an uptrend line but the main trend continues to point to the downside.

For the third week in a row the pound has been able to hold far from multi-year lows that reached back in January at 1.4078.

Next week calendar

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Source:: FX Street