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Technical and Fundamental Analysis of the EUR/GBP Pair EUR/GBP remained confined to a narrow trading range on Tuesday, with the pair hovering near 0.8343 as investors assessed the contrasting monetary policy outlooks of the Bank of England and the European Central Bank. Sterling continued to outperform the euro, keeping the cross under pressure despite growing expectations that both central banks could consider further interest rate increases. The pair’s subdued price action reflects uncertainty over whether the BoE’s more hawkish stance will continue to provide the pound with a meaningful advantage over the single currency. The Bank of England delivered a 25-basis-point interest rate increase at its November policy meeting, lifting the benchmark Bank Rate to 4.00%. The Monetary Policy Committee voted 8-1 in favor of the move, while external member Catherine Mann preferred a larger 50-basis-point increase to 4.25%. The decision marked the BoE’s first rate increase since 2023 and reflected concerns that higher energy costs linked to the conflict in the Middle East could generate persistent inflationary pressure across the UK economy. British inflation has already strengthened, with the Consumer Price Index rising to 3.5% in September. The BoE expects inflation to climb further, potentially reaching approximately 5% by the middle of 2027 if energy-related pressures remain elevated. Policymakers have therefore kept the possibility of additional tightening open, although the timing and scale of any future increases will depend on geopolitical developments and domestic economic conditions. Comments from Governor Andrew Bailey have reinforced the market’s hawkish interpretation of the latest decision. Analysts at MUFG noted that Bailey had indicated a strong case for further rate increases if the US-Iran conflict remained unresolved. The bank also acknowledged a higher possibility of consecutive increases, including another move in December, compared with its previous expectation of a February increase. Such expectations have helped underpin sterling by suggesting that UK interest rates could remain relatively attractive compared with those in the Eurozone. The European Central Bank, meanwhile, maintained its deposit rate at 2.50% in October after delivering a cumulative 50-basis-point increase earlier in the year. Eurozone inflation accelerated to 4.0% year-on-year in October, moving further above the ECB’s 2% target, while core inflation remained stable at 2.5%. Rising energy costs have strengthened expectations of another rate increase in December, but the euro has struggled to translate those expectations into sustained gains against sterling. Concerns surrounding France’s public finances have added another source of uncertainty for the euro. Fiscal pressures and questions about the sustainability of government borrowing have weighed on sentiment toward the single currency, limiting its ability to benefit from the prospect of tighter ECB policy. Consequently, even though investors increasingly anticipate another rate increase from the ECB, sterling has retained the relative advantage in the EUR/GBP market. EUR/GBP is trading around 0.8360 in the supplied chart assessment, approaching a significant resistance cluster formed by October and early-November swing highs between 0.8360 and 0.8365. On the H4 timeframe, the pair is attempting a corrective recovery following a sustained broader downtrend. Price is testing the underside of the 20-period simple moving average, while the 50-period SMA remains overhead around 0.8370–0.8375. This positioning suggests that the recovery is encountering resistance from the broader bearish structure. The area between 0.8360 and 0.8375 represents the primary short-term supply region. It combines previous swing highs, the H4 moving-average cluster, and selling interest from earlier bearish price action. A further resistance pocket is located around 0.8380–0.8390, corresponding to an earlier supply or bearish order-block region. A decisive H4 close above 0.8365–0.8370 would indicate that buyers are absorbing some of the overhead selling pressure and could open the way toward 0.8400. On the H1 timeframe, the 20-period SMA has flattened and started turning upward beneath price, suggesting improving short-term buying interest. However, the 50-period SMA continues to slope gently lower and acts as nearby resistance. This reinforces the importance of the 0.8360–0.8375 region, where both timeframes show a concentration of technical barriers. Immediate demand is located around 0.8340–0.8335, reflecting recent consolidation lows and support from the rising hourly 20 SMA. A deeper demand zone sits between 0.8320 and 0.8325, marking the lower boundary of the recent trading range. A sustained break below this area would weaken the corrective recovery and potentially expose EUR/GBP to further downside.