GBP/USD Edges Lower Toward 1.3300 Ahead of Budget Plans and Federal Reserve Rate Decision - FX

GBP/USD is trading lower toward the 1.3300 handle as investors position ahead of a UK budget announcement and a Federal Reserve policy decision. The move reflects a rate-differential channel: sterling is being sold as traders weigh whether UK fiscal plans will add to inflation or borrowing pressure that could constrain the Bank of England, while the dollar is bid into the Fed meeting on expectations that US policy rates will stay elevated relative to the UK. Sterling is the most exposed currency here, given its sensitivity to gilt yields and fiscal credibility, and UK government bonds are likely to move alongside any budget-related repricing of rate expectations. The dollar's exposure is more indirect, depending on how the Fed's guidance shifts relative to market pricing. The key near-term catalyst is the Fed's rate statement and press conference, where any change in forward guidance on the policy path will determine whether the pound's recent weakness extends or reverses.

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