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GBP/USD Price Forecast: Pound bulls fail to find follow-through above 1.3450

The British Pound (GBP) trims some gains on Tuesday, with the US Dollar (USD) drawing support from hawkish comments by Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller earlier in the day. GBP/USD dips, however, remain contained above 1.3420 so far, with the pair holding most of Monday's gains.

GBP/USD Price Forecast: Pound bulls fail to find follow-through above 1.3450

US inflation data released on Tuesday sent Silver (XAG/USD) prices plummeting as the US Dollar (USD) strengthened and US Treasury yields rose. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) surged by 0.4% month-over-month in October, surpassing forecasts but falling short of September's 0.6% gain. Core CPI, excluding food and energy, also increased by 0.3%, matching September's rate and exceeding expectations.

Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan warned that the Federal Reserve (Fed) may need "at least two more 25-basis-point (bps) rate increases" and that a more rapid pace could be possible this winter. Fed Governor Christopher Waller even suggested a half-point rate hike in December if October's core CPI comes in at "around 0.3% or higher."

The CME FedWatch Tool now indicates an 89.2% chance of a 25-bps rate hike in December and a 10.8% probability of a 50-bps increase. Traders remain wary of further Federal Reserve tightening, which tends to push investors away from non-yielding assets like Silver. On a technical level, XAG/USD is under a strong bearish bias, trading below key moving averages and showing a relatively weak Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 38.

Immediate support is found at the $50 level, with deeper losses potentially emerging if this level is breached. Resistance appears at the 21-day SMA around $54, followed by the $55 horizontal barrier, beyond which the 100-day SMA at $60.50 and the $65 horizontal level await, leading to the longer-term 200-day SMA near $68.60.

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