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EU Session Analysis for CFD Instruments 16/10/2025
Fundamental analysis
16 October, 2025
During Asian trading, the British pound was up against the US Dollar trading above 1.3400 levels.
The GBP/USD increased slightly ahead of an important day of data releases from the UK which may provide signals on whether the Bank of England will decide to cut rates again this year. In the UK, GDP figures for August (0.1% expected) and Manufacturing Production for August (0.2% exp) will be released (07:00 GMT+1). In the US, the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing index for October (9.1 expected) will be released (13:30 GMT+1).*
*Most US Government data will not be published (or will be delayed) because of a government shutdown. Non government US data will be released as normal.