{"id":22809,"date":"2025-05-22T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/?p=22809"},"modified":"2025-05-22T10:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:25:02","slug":"sterling-slides-as-uk-pmi-disappoints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/analysis\/sterling-slides-as-uk-pmi-disappoints\/","title":{"rendered":"Sterling Slides as UK PMI Disappoints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/gbp7-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17037\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UK Composite PMI dips to 49.4 vs. 50.8 expected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sterling pares earlier gains, now trading around $1.3399.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>S&amp;P warns of softening inflation and job market, leaving BoE open to cuts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sterling reversed earlier gains on Wednesday after the UK\u2019s latest PMI report signalled a surprise contraction in private sector activity, casting fresh doubts over the economic recovery and fuelling expectations of further monetary easing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The UK private sector contracted again in May as Trump\u2019s tariffs hit demand from abroad, according to a closely watched survey <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oKaUryYXTG\">https:\/\/t.co\/oKaUryYXTG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bloomberg (@business) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/business\/status\/1925478766534402305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GBP\/USD pair dropped to a session low of 1.33964 after the S&amp;P Global\/CIPS composite PMI fell to 49.4 in May, down from 48.5 in April. Economists had <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wu8fhpvRW2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">forecast a rebound<\/a> to 50.8, a threshold that separates growth from contraction. The pound briefly traded as high as 1.3441 before the data but quickly lost momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris Williamson, Chief Economist at S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence, said the report highlighted \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/05\/21\/uk-inflation-surges-to-hotter-than-expected-3point5percent-in-april.html#:~:text=The%20latest%20data%20release%20comes,the%20twelve%20months%20to%20March.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cooling inflation pressures<\/a>, weakening demand, and rising job losses,\u201d all of which signal that the Bank of England <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cXuSHEcaay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">may need to cut rates<\/a> to support the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Technical Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GBP\/USD retreated after peaking at <strong>1.3469<\/strong>, struggling to sustain momentum above the <strong>1.3440<\/strong> resistance level. Despite a sharp early climb, the pair reversed and is now consolidating near <strong>1.3400<\/strong>, closing the session at <strong>1.33988<\/strong>. The MACD histogram has flipped into negative territory with a bearish crossover forming, while moving averages (5, 10, 30) are beginning to flatten and curl lower\u2014suggesting a possible short-term reversal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/image-24-1024x444.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22810\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Picture: GBP\/USD slips from 1.3469 peak, with bearish MACD crossover hinting at deeper pullback risk, as seen on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VT Markets app<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support at <strong>1.33757<\/strong> is in focus as bearish momentum intensifies. If broken, this level could open the door to <strong>1.3350<\/strong>. On the upside, bulls must reclaim <strong>1.3420<\/strong> and clear <strong>1.3440<\/strong> with conviction to resume the upward trend. Until then, the intraday bias leans cautious, with selling pressure gradually building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Cautious Forecast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With UK macro data continuing to underwhelm and global risk sentiment fragile, the pound may remain under pressure. While not yet a collapse, GBP\/USD could test deeper support around 1.3350 in coming sessions, especially if dovish BoE rhetoric builds. 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