Pound Sterling Jumps to Fresh 2026 Best Following Jobs Surprise
The British pound rose against the euro and the dollar after UK unemployment fell unexpectedly and pay growth beat expectations.
The British pound rose against the euro and the dollar after UK unemployment fell unexpectedly and pay growth beat expectations.
The consensus is ripe to be challenged.
More →Official daily exchange rates from 1971 to today: Bank of England, ECB and interbank sources.
Bank of England trade-weighted sterling effective exchange rate index (Jan 2005 = 100)
A reading above 100 means the currency is expensive relative to its long-run historical average. Below 100 means it is undervalued.
The details of October's jobs print leave the doves on the Monetary Policy Committee exposed.
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