{"id":832393,"date":"2025-03-08T08:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T14:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/pound-sterling-price-news-and-forecast-gbp-usd-climbs-above-1-2900-following-us-nfp-data\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T08:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T14:12:11","slug":"pound-sterling-price-news-and-forecast-gbp-usd-climbs-above-1-2900-following-us-nfp-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/pound-sterling-price-news-and-forecast-gbp-usd-climbs-above-1-2900-following-us-nfp-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP\/USD climbs above 1.2900 following US NFP data"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GBP\/USD climbs above 1.2900 following US NFP data<\/h2>\n
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The Pound Sterling (GBP) registered solid gains versus the US Dollar (USD) in early trading on Friday during the North American session, even though the latest jobs report in the United States (US) depicts the economy remains solid. Nevertheless, fears of a recession in the US keep the Greenback on the back foot, and\u00a0GBP\/USD is trading\u00a0at 1.2920, up over 0.30%. Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Pound Sterling outperforms US Dollar as US NFP, wage growth miss estimates<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The Pound Sterling (GBP)\u00a0refreshes an almost four-month high\u00a0near 1.2940 against the US Dollar (USD) in the North American\u00a0trading session on Friday. The GBP\/USD pair\u00a0strengthens as the US Dollar slides further after the\u00a0United States (US) labor market data for February misses estimates. The\u00a0Nonfarm Payrolls<\/a>\u00a0(NFP) report showed the economy\u00a0added 151K\u00a0fresh workers, slightly lower than estimates of 160k but higher than 125k\u00a0recorded in January, revised down from 143K. The Unemployment Rate came in higher at 4.1%, compared to expectations and the former release of 4%. Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n

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GBP\/USD steadies around 1.2900 as traders adopt caution ahead of US Nonfarm Payrolls<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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GBP\/USD holds little gains after registering losses in the previous session, trading around 1.2880 during the Asian hours on Friday. The pair steadies as traders adopt caution ahead of the US\u00a0Nonfarm Payrolls<\/a>\u00a0(NFP) report scheduled to be released later in the North American session. Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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