FX MARKET REPORT 26.08.2020
An upside break of 1.3200 for GBP/USD will challenge the monthly high, also the yearly top, near 1.3270 and December 31, 2020 peak surrounding 1.3285. The buying interest around the single currency is weakening on Wednesday and dragging EUR/USD lower. The pair is currently trading at 1.1818, representing a 0.125 decline on the day, having clocked a high of 1.1844 on Tuesday. The dollar nursed losses against most currencies on Wednesday as traders braced for U.S. data expected to show a slowdown in durable goods orders and a key speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.