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Pound Sterling

  • Tuesday, 18 March, 2025
    Sterling climbs above $1.30 for first time since November

    Pound has rebounded this year amid stubbornly high UK inflation and a broad dollar retreat

    Line chart showing exchange rate of dollar per pound since March 2024
  • Friday, 28 February, 2025
    Sterling outshines rivals on stronger economic data

    Pound is on course for best month against dollar since September as Trump trades unwind

    British one pound coins
  • Friday, 14 February, 2025
    Make currency boring again

    No-drama Starmer?

  • Friday, 17 January, 2025
    Currencies
    How much has the pound been trashed?

    Our sideways charts get a second outing シ

  • Monday, 13 January, 2025
    US equities
    Wall Street stocks waver after robust US data puts brake on rate cut bets

    Treasury yields rise to highest level since late 2023

    Close-up of $20 bills being counted
  • Friday, 10 January, 2025
    UK economy
    Putting some perspective on Britain’s bad markets week

    At times like these, it’s worth remembering just how bad Kwasi Kwarteng was as chancellor

  • Thursday, 9 January, 2025
    Gilts
    UK government seeks to soothe bond market nerves after borrowing costs soar

    Treasury vows to stick to its fiscal rules and says gilt markets functioning ‘in an orderly way’

    Line graph showing value of the pound against the dollar since 2023
  • Thursday, 9 January, 2025
    The sterling sell-off will continue until morale improves

    Ground pound

  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2025
    Gilts
    UK 10-year borrowing costs hit highest level since 2008

    Treasury seeks to reassure markets as gilt sell-off threatens the government’s ability to meet its fiscal rules

    The UK Treasury building and logo
  • Friday, 3 January, 2025
    US dollar
    Dollar surges against euro and sterling

    US jobs data adds to investor confidence over strength of American economy

    US dollar and euro banknotes
  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
    Sterling hovers near highest level against euro since Brexit vote

    Single currency weighed down by weak economy and expectations of further interest rate cuts

    A line of pound and euro coins, with the EU flag blurred in the background
  • Thursday, 3 October, 2024
    Sterling slides after Bailey says BoE could be ‘a bit more aggressive’ on rates

    Bank of England governor opens door to a faster pace of rate cuts if inflationary pressures continue to ease

    The facade of the Bank of England, featuring neoclassical architecture with large columns and ornate stonework.
  • Friday, 27 September, 2024
    Sterling’s rally has further to run, say Wall Street banks

    Currency’s gains against dollar and euro driven by slower pace of interest rate cuts

    A worker's hand places bundles of £20 British pound banknotes into a teal sorting machine
  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2024
    Sterling hits two-year high as rate cut hopes cool

    Currency strengthens after BoE governor Andrew Bailey warns it is ‘too early to declare victory over inflation’

    Bank of England building in London
  • Thursday, 22 August, 2024
    UK economy
    Sterling rises after UK business activity grows more than expected

    Data for August points to solid economic growth in summer after strong rebound in first six months of 2024

    An employee works on the wheel arch of an Aston Martin DBX sport utility vehicle in the final inspection area at the Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings factory in St Athan, UK. The employee is dressed in a white coverall and is focused on the vehicle, with a spray can labeled ‘Satin Black’ on the floor beside them
  • Monday, 22 July, 2024
    Wall Street banks bet sterling will extend winning run

    British pound boosted by resilient economy and Labour election landslide

    A British twenty pound note lies next to British one pound coins
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    Sterling surges to one-year high after UK growth and US inflation surprises

    Pound hits highest level against dollar since July 2023 as chances of August interest rate cut recede

    Big Ben and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on a £5 banknote
  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    UK stands out for its stability after election landslide, say investors

    Calm in Britain’s financial markets following Labour victory contrasts with turmoil elsewhere in Europe

    Pound notes
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    Sterling climbs to 21-month high against euro as rate cut bets fade

    Pound has been boosted by expectations BoE will lower borrowing costs later than ECB

    A cash tray holding British pound banknotes and coins in a shop in Barking, UK
  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
    Traders bet against sterling in belief BoE will cut rates by summer

    Investors raise short positions to 16-month high as conviction grows that UK borrowing costs will fall ahead of US

    The Bank of England in the City of London
  • Thursday, 11 April, 2024
    Markets InsightPeter Kinsella
    The pound is no longer so vulnerable

    There are signs that sterling is set to embark on an upward trend after several years in the doldrums

    British sterling banknotes are laid on a table at a currency exchange in Brussels
  • Friday, 8 March, 2024
    Sterling outshines rivals as UK economy holds up better than expected

    Pound is only big developed world currency to rise against US dollar this year

    composite image of a pound coin and dollar note
  • Wednesday, 21 February, 2024
    Markets InsightDavid Bholat
    Britcoin needs a bolder vision

    Proposed design for digital pound makes it a product without an obvious market

    Montage of Bank of England and £1 coin with binary numbers in the background
  • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
    Sterling exceptionalism

    Cable doesn’t quite fit with other G10 currency trades

  • Wednesday, 13 December, 2023
    Asset managers snap up sterling as UK inflation concerns linger

    Overseas investors purchase British pound at fastest clip since the summer

    A pedestrian walks past the Bank of England
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