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GBP/USD — All Desk Targets
| Firm | Stance | YE 2027 |
|---|---|---|
Goldman Sachs | Bullish | 1.3600 |
UOB | Bullish | 1.3445 |
Citi | Bearish | 1.2400 |
All 21 desk targets for GBP/USD
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GBP/USD Consensus Check: 1.35 Target, 0.73% Below Spot — Week of July 11, 2026
Cable trades at 1.3402 against a 21-firm median Dec-26 target of 1.35, leaving spot just 0.73% shy of consensus with a 0.23-figure dispersion range.
GBP/USD: Consensus Targets 1.35 but Morgan Stanley Sees 1.47
Cable trades at 1.3402, just 0.73% below the 21-firm median Dec-26 target of 1.35, but a 0.23 spread signals deep disagreement on the BoE-Fed rate path.
GBP/USD Consensus Check: 1.35 Target, 0.23 Spread — Week of July 10, 2026
Cable trades at 1.3402, just 0.73% below a 21-firm median Dec-26 target of 1.35, but a 0.23 dispersion signals deep disagreement on the BoE-Fed divergence trade.