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GBPUSD at the New York session low

USD JOLTS Job Openings and USD CB Consumer Confidence are next at 14:00 UTC.

GBPUSD · New York session · Published Sep 29, 2026, 1:35 PM

GBPUSD is 1.32178, at the New York session low within a range of 34.8 pips. The nearest levels are the previous London low at 1.32212, 3.4 pips above, and prior-week low at 1.32043, 13.5 pips below.

London closed at 1.32456 after a range of 25.2 pips. An ordinary day covers 66.0 pips; the latest day sits at percentile 52, which is an ordinary day for this market.

USD JOLTS Job Openings and USD CB Consumer Confidence are scheduled at 14:00 UTC. Past employment releases moved GBPUSD an average of 12.14 pips in the first 15 minutes and 18.58 pips in the first 60; confidence releases moved it an average of 8.47 pips and 15.77 pips over those intervals.

COT positioning shows large speculators net short 82568 contracts, a weekly change of -23853, at percentile 9.80 of the last 52 weekly reports. The highest-graded headline says the Australian Dollar gains as the RBA hikes interest rates, graded impact 3 of 3 for GBPUSD.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 1.32178 at 2026-09-29 13:34 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. GBPUSD, New York sessionOpen 1.32455, high 1.32525, low 1.32178, close 1.32178: a range of 34.8 pips over 95 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  3. GBPUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  4. GBPUSD, London sessionOpen 1.32400, high 1.32464, low 1.32212, close 1.32456: a range of 25.2 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 66.0 pips. The latest day sits at the 52th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD JOLTS Job OpeningsScheduled 2026-09-29 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 7.23M. Previous 7.27M. From Forex Factory.
  7. USD CB Consumer ConfidenceScheduled 2026-09-29 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 89.2. Previous 89.4. From Forex Factory.
  8. GBPUSD reaction to employment_usdOver 23 past releases GBPUSD moved 12.14 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 18.58 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. GBPUSD reaction to sentiment_usdOver 71 past releases GBPUSD moved 8.47 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.77 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  10. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 096742Large speculators are net short 82568 contracts, a change of -23853 on the week. That is the 9th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  11. Australian Dollar gains as RBA hikes interest rates by 25 bps to 4.6%FXStreet. Graded impact 3 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  12. Economic calendar for GBP and USD8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-09-30 13:35 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC.

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