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GBP/USD
GBP/USDCurrency pairUnknown
GBP/USD
GBP/USD is the exchange rate between the pound sterling and the US dollar: how many US dollars one pound sterling buys. It moves with interest-rate expectations on both sides, with growth and inflation figures, and with risk appetite across markets.
Key figures
- Previous close
- 1.346
- Open
- 1.346
- Day range
- 1.345 – 1.346
- 52-week range
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Latest news on GBP/USDranked by Oyticker for market impact
- 35Impact
UAE investment warning tied to Man City Premier League ruling
UAE officials have cautioned that a severe penalty against Manchester City in Premier League proceedings could dampen UAE investment in the UK, with a £30 billion partnership cited as at-risk exposure.
GBP/USDFinancial ServicesReal EstateInfrastructure - 75Impact
UK FPC Raises Financial Stability Risks; Middle East Escalation, AI Debt, Sovereign Yields Drive Interconnected Vulnerabilities
The UK Financial Policy Committee assessed that interconnected financial risks have intensified since July, driven by Middle East conflict escalation, sovereign yield spikes to 2008 levels, and rapid AI-related debt issuance. The FPC maintained the countercyclical capital buffer at 2% neutral and will proceed with leverage ratio reforms while prioritizing gilt repo market resilience.
GBP/USDGILTSBankingCapital MarketsCredit MarketsTechnology - 35Impact
BoE Market Participants Group: Rate rises expected, gilt unwind welcomed
Senior UK financial market participants confirmed expectations for Bank Rate increases aligned with MPC communications, and welcomed the Bank of England's multi-year gilt unwinding plan for its transparency and predictability.
GBP/USDCapital MarketsBanking - 65Impact
Bank of England outlines gilt unwinding plan: £20bn annual sales, potential government purchase model
The Bank of England's MPC decided to unwind £488bn of gilts held in the Asset Purchase Facility over a multi-year period at £20bn annually. The Bank is reviewing a model to sell £146bn of medium-dated gilts (2035–2049) to HM Treasury via the DMO at market prices, with implementation decision expected by April 2027.
GBP/USDBankingCapital MarketsGovernment & Public Finance
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Performance
Ranges & volume
- Open
- 1.346
- Prev. close
- 1.346
No traded volume is published for this market.
Risk · 1 year
Seasonality
Funds net long 32K contracts
- Funds, net
- +32K
- Week change
- +4,023
- 3-year range
- 43rd percentile
- Commercials, net
- −23.9K
- Small traders, net
- +9,342
- Open interest
- 181K
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CFTC Commitments of Traders, futures only: positions as of the Tuesday, published on the Friday. Funds are the leveraged funds of the report; commercials the dealers. A position is a fact about who holds what on GBP/USD, not a view on where it goes. What positioning means
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