GBP/USD fell 0.15% to 1.3328 on Oct 27; neutral trend signalled

The European Central Bank (euro reference rates) shows GBP/USD at 1.3328, fell 0.15% from the prior ECB fixing and has a five-session change of +0.13%; MarketAlleys category desk lists RSI(14) at 52.5 and a neutral status.

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Published Oct 27, 2026, 04:52 PM UTC · 3 min read

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Price action

The European Central Bank (euro reference rates) shows GBP/USD at 1.3328, and the pair fell 0.15% from the prior ECB fixing; its five-session change is +0.13% as of Oct 27, 15:00 UTC.

Instrument	Last	5-session change	Latest change	As of	Source
GBP/USD	1.3328	+0.13%	-0.15%	Oct 27, 15:00 UTC	European Central Bank (euro reference rates)

Trend and momentum

MarketAlleys category desk's trendSignals list GBP/USD as neutral with RSI(14) at 52.5; the last reported close of 1.3348 is below the 50-day SMA of 1.3404 and below the long SMA of 1.3433.

Instrument	Close	SMA50	Long SMA	RSI(14)	Trend status
GBP/USD	1.3348	1.3404	1.3433	52.5	neutral

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 26, 22:41 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

Across forex

Per the European Central Bank (euro reference rates), EUR/USD fell 0.34%, USD/JPY rose 0.24%, USD/CHF rose 0.30% and AUD/USD rose 0.11% from the prior ECB fixing; GBP/USD’s fall of 0.15% from the prior ECB fixing was smaller than EUR/USD’s decline. The UUP ETF, per Finnhub, rose 0.34% from the prior close.

Instrument	Last	Change	Basis	As of	Source
EUR/USD	1.1150	-0.34%	vs prior fix	Oct 27, 15:00 UTC	European Central Bank (euro reference rates)
USD/JPY	157.82	+0.24%	vs prior fix	Oct 27, 15:00 UTC	European Central Bank (euro reference rates)
USD/CHF	0.8286	+0.30%	vs prior fix	Oct 27, 15:00 UTC	European Central Bank (euro reference rates)
AUD/USD	0.7032	+0.11%	vs prior fix	Oct 27, 15:00 UTC	European Central Bank (euro reference rates)
US Dollar Index (via UUP ETF)	$29.11	+0.34%	vs prior close	Oct 27, 16:40 UTC	Finnhub

What to watch

The FOMC rate decision, according to the federalreserve, is scheduled for Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC. The ECB monetary policy decision, according to the ecb, is scheduled for Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC. The Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report, according to the bankofengland, is scheduled for Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC.

Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC — FOMC rate decision (US) (source)
Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)
Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) (US) (source)
Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — GDP (BEA) (US) (source)
Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC — ECB monetary policy decision (EU) (source)
Fri Oct 30, 12:30 UTC — Employment Cost Index (US) (source)

Sources and data

European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — market data
Finnhub (market data) — market data
U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
Bank of England (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 27, 16:40 UTC; report generated Oct 27, 16:50 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.

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Sources & data

European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:52 PM UTC)
Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:52 PM UTC)
U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:52 PM UTC)
Federal Reserve (primary, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:52 PM UTC)
U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:52 PM UTC)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:52 PM UTC)
Bank of England (primary, retrieved Oct 27, 2026, 04:52 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 27, 2026, 04:40 PM UTC.

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