GBP/USD

GBP/USD
British Pound - US Dollar
1.3911+0.0086 (+0.62%)
As of: Apr 19 11:36 UTCMarket:Open
Open
1.3826
High
1.3923
Low
1.3825

Stats

Prev. Close

1.3826

Open

1.3826

Day's Range

1.3825 - 1.3923

52 Week Range

1.2075 - 1.4243

YTD Change

1.75%

1 Year Change

11.42%

Economic Calendar

Time zone: GMT

Friday, April 16th 2021

Time	Country	Event	Actual	Forecast	Previous
14:00	USD	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Prel	86.5	89.6	84.9
14:00	USD	Michigan Current Conditions Prel	97.2	96.3	93
14:00	USD	Michigan Consumer Expectations Prel	79.7	83.6	79.7
14:00	USD	Michigan Inflation Expectations Prel	3.7 %	3.2 %	3.1 %

Tuesday, April 20th 2021

Time	Time Left	Country	Event	Forecast	Previous
06:00	18:24	GBP	Claimant Count Change	150 K	86.6 K
06:00	18:24	GBP	Employment Change	-120 K	-147 K
06:00	18:24	GBP	Average Earnings incl. Bonus	4.8 %	4.8 %

GBP/USD

The British Pound is also referred to as Sterling, with the GBP/USD pairing is referred to as Cable. Alongside with the U.S Dollar, Japanese Yen, and EUR, the Pound is the 3rd most held reserve currency. The Pound is also the 4th most traded currency in the FX markets. Average trading volumes sit at about USD330bn. Cable is the 3rd most liquid currency pairing, accounting for 11% of total transactions in the FX markets. Geopolitics and macroeconomics are key drivers for the pairing.

	United States		United Kingdom
Interest Rate	0.25% Mar 17, 21		0.1% Mar 18, 21
Inflation Rate	2.6% Mar 21		0.4% Feb 21
Credit Ratings	Moody's	S&P	Moody's	S&P
Credit Ratings	AaaStable	AA+Stable	Aa3Stable	AAStable