GBP/USD sticks to dismal UK data-led weakness, around 1.2900 handle

   •  Disappointing UK macro data further dents the already weaker sentiment around GBP.
   •  A modest USD pull-back from multi-week tops helped limit deeper losses, at least for now.
   •  Investors still seemed reluctant to place aggressive bets amid persistent Brexit uncertainties.

The GBP/USD pair held on to its disappointing UK macro data-led weakness and is currently placed at the lower end of its daily trading range, around the 1.2900 handle.

The British Pound remained depressed at the start of a new trading week and weakened further, dropping to an intraday low level of 1.2894 against the buck, in a knee-jerk reaction to today’s dismal UK macro releases.

The downtick, however, turned out to be rather short-lived, with a modest US Dollar pull-back from multi-week tops prompting some short-covering move during the mid-European trading session.

The greenback failed to capitalize on the early up-move and was now being weighed down by a slight improvement in risk-sentiment, further reinforced by a goodish pickup in the US Treasury bond yields.

Meanwhile, the pair lacked any firm directional bias and remained well within the post-BoE trading range as investors still seemed reluctant to place any aggressive bets amid persistent Brexit uncertainties.

Hence, it would be prudent to wait for a strong follow-through selling or a sustained move beyond the key 1.30 psychological mark before positioning for the pair’s next leg of a directional move.

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