Should we keep an eye on the pound’s upside potential against the U.S. dollar?
29.04.2025
- Rice · Wholesale Inventory
- U.S. JOLTS Job Openings
In the U.S. currency market yesterday, the Canadian dollar fell against the yen. The CAD/JPY pair dropped from 103.788 to 102.590.The price fell to just below the 200-period simple moving average (SMA) on the hourly chart. On the 4-hour chart, the 200-period SMA is acting as resistance, causing a pullback, while on the daily chart, the price is shifting from above the 20-period MA to below it. We will need to monitor price movements during European trading hours to see if the Canadian dollar’s momentum continues to weaken.
Among European currencies, the pound rose against the U.S. dollar. The GBP/USD pair climbed from 1.3280 to 1.3442. A band walk along the +3σ line of the hourly Bollinger Bands was observed. Similarly, on the 4-hour chart, the price has extended to the +3σ line of the Bollinger Bands, and on the daily chart, the uptrend along the 10-day moving average continues.
Today’s economic indicators include the German GfK Consumer Confidence Survey at 3:00 PM, Eurozone Money Supply at 5:00 PM, Eurozone Consumer Confidence Survey and Eurozone Economic Sentiment at 6:00 PM, and South Africa’s Trade Balance at 9:00 PM,21:30: U.S. Wholesale Inventories; 22:00: U.S. S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index; 23:00: U.S. JOLTS Job Openings; and the U.S. Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index. We will be watching for further upside potential in the pound, which has risen against the U.S. dollar.
Author: Keisuke Sakurai
