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Exchange Rate Today for Converting GBP To USD
Convert GBP:
To USD:		 1
1.2993		 10
12.9930		 50
64.9650		 100
129.9300		 500
649.6500		 1,000
1,299.3000
Convert GBP:
To USD:		 2,500
3,248.2500		 5,000
6,496.5000		 7,500
9,744.7500		 10,000
12,993.0000		 50,000
64,965.0000		 1,00,000
129,930.0000

Exchange Rate History for GBP To USD: 2017

January - 2017

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.2258

Close: 1.2345

Mid: 1.2302

2

Open: 1.2341

Close: 1.2280

Mid: 1.2315

3

Open: 1.2279

Close: 1.2240

Mid: 1.2269

4

Open: 1.2237

Close: 1.2324

Mid: 1.2276

5

Open: 1.2324

Close: 1.2420

Mid: 1.2345

6

Open: 1.2417

Close: 1.2290

Mid: 1.2345

7

Open: 1.2417

Close: 1.2290

Mid: 1.2345

8

Open: 1.2417

Close: 1.2290

Mid: 1.2345

9

Open: 1.2255

Close: 1.2165

Mid: 1.2206

10

Open: 1.2162

Close: 1.2178

Mid: 1.2152

11

Open: 1.2179

Close: 1.2211

Mid: 1.2147

12

Open: 1.2208

Close: 1.2164

Mid: 1.2215

13

Open: 1.2162

Close: 1.2187

Mid: 1.2180

14

Open: 1.2162

Close: 1.2187

Mid: 1.2180

15

Open: 1.2162

Close: 1.2187

Mid: 1.2180

16

Open: 1.1991

Close: 1.2050

Mid: 1.2045

17

Open: 1.2045

Close: 1.2411

Mid: 1.2220

18

Open: 1.2407

Close: 1.2263

Mid: 1.2314

19

Open: 1.2262

Close: 1.2344

Mid: 1.2302

20

Open: 1.2341

Close: 1.2375

Mid: 1.2331

21

Open: 1.2341

Close: 1.2375

Mid: 1.2331

22

Open: 1.2341

Close: 1.2375

Mid: 1.2331

23

Open: 1.2384

Close: 1.2537

Mid: 1.2444

24

Open: 1.2535

Close: 1.2522

Mid: 1.2486

25

Open: 1.2518

Close: 1.2636

Mid: 1.2580

26

Open: 1.2636

Close: 1.2601

Mid: 1.2599

27

Open: 1.2599

Close: 1.2553

Mid: 1.2572

28

Open: 1.2599

Close: 1.2553

Mid: 1.2572

29

Open: 1.2599

Close: 1.2553

Mid: 1.2572

30

Open: 1.2593

Close: 1.2486

Mid: 1.2516

31

Open: 1.2484

Close: 1.2582

Mid: 1.2512

February - 2017

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.2582

Close: 1.2659

Mid: 1.2606

2

Open: 1.2660

Close: 1.2529

Mid: 1.2605

3

Open: 1.2527

Close: 1.2486

Mid: 1.2497

4

Open: 1.2527

Close: 1.2486

Mid: 1.2497

5

Open: 1.2527

Close: 1.2486

Mid: 1.2497

6

Open: 1.2494

Close: 1.2471

Mid: 1.2477

7

Open: 1.2480

Close: 1.2513

Mid: 1.2467

8

Open: 1.2510

Close: 1.2541

Mid: 1.2516

9

Open: 1.2544

Close: 1.2502

Mid: 1.2535

10

Open: 1.2499

Close: 1.2501

Mid: 1.2476

11

Open: 1.2499

Close: 1.2501

Mid: 1.2476

12

Open: 1.2499

Close: 1.2501

Mid: 1.2476

13

Open: 1.2498

Close: 1.2527

Mid: 1.2519

14

Open: 1.2524

Close: 1.2475

Mid: 1.2479

15

Open: 1.2476

Close: 1.2462

Mid: 1.2439

16

Open: 1.2465

Close: 1.2492

Mid: 1.2483

17

Open: 1.2495

Close: 1.2410

Mid: 1.2438

18

Open: 1.2495

Close: 1.2410

Mid: 1.2438

19

Open: 1.2495

Close: 1.2410

Mid: 1.2438

20

Open: 1.2418

Close: 1.2462

Mid: 1.2444

21

Open: 1.2466

Close: 1.2473

Mid: 1.2468

22

Open: 1.2473

Close: 1.2448

Mid: 1.2471

23

Open: 1.2448

Close: 1.2557

Mid: 1.2494

24

Open: 1.2559

Close: 1.2468

Mid: 1.2520

25

Open: 1.2559

Close: 1.2468

Mid: 1.2520

26

Open: 1.2559

Close: 1.2468

Mid: 1.2520

27

Open: 1.2480

Close: 1.2442

Mid: 1.2459

28

Open: 1.2435

Close: 1.2381

Mid: 1.2432

March - 2017

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.2379

Close: 1.2300

Mid: 1.2343

2

Open: 1.2297

Close: 1.2269

Mid: 1.2281

3

Open: 1.2262

Close: 1.2302

Mid: 1.2283

4

Open: 1.2262

Close: 1.2302

Mid: 1.2283

5

Open: 1.2262

Close: 1.2302

Mid: 1.2283

6

Open: 1.2299

Close: 1.2236

Mid: 1.2270

7

Open: 1.2237

Close: 1.2202

Mid: 1.2216

8

Open: 1.2198

Close: 1.2168

Mid: 1.2168

9

Open: 1.2165

Close: 1.2166

Mid: 1.2168

10

Open: 1.2161

Close: 1.2171

Mid: 1.2173

11

Open: 1.2161

Close: 1.2171

Mid: 1.2173

12

Open: 1.2161

Close: 1.2171

Mid: 1.2173

13

Open: 1.2170

Close: 1.2221

Mid: 1.2213

14

Open: 1.2219

Close: 1.2154

Mid: 1.2151

15

Open: 1.2153

Close: 1.2292

Mid: 1.2265

16

Open: 1.2293

Close: 1.2361

Mid: 1.2323

17

Open: 1.2357

Close: 1.2397

Mid: 1.2365

18

Open: 1.2357

Close: 1.2397

Mid: 1.2365

19

Open: 1.2357

Close: 1.2397

Mid: 1.2365

20

Open: 1.2391

Close: 1.2359

Mid: 1.2382

21

Open: 1.2356

Close: 1.2480

Mid: 1.2396

22

Open: 1.2479

Close: 1.2483

Mid: 1.2456

23

Open: 1.2479

Close: 1.2522

Mid: 1.2500

24

Open: 1.2521

Close: 1.2472

Mid: 1.2495

25

Open: 1.2521

Close: 1.2472

Mid: 1.2495

26

Open: 1.2521

Close: 1.2472

Mid: 1.2495

27

Open: 1.2490

Close: 1.2561

Mid: 1.2558

28

Open: 1.2560

Close: 1.2452

Mid: 1.2523

29

Open: 1.2451

Close: 1.2435

Mid: 1.2424

30

Open: 1.2429

Close: 1.2469

Mid: 1.2453

31

Open: 1.2469

Close: 1.2555

Mid: 1.2503

April - 2017

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.2469

Close: 1.2555

Mid: 1.2503

2

Open: 1.2469

Close: 1.2555

Mid: 1.2503

3

Open: 1.2551

Close: 1.2488

Mid: 1.2508

4

Open: 1.2489

Close: 1.2443

Mid: 1.2447

5

Open: 1.2462

Close: 1.2485

Mid: 1.2455

6

Open: 1.2486

Close: 1.2470

Mid: 1.2480

7

Open: 1.2470

Close: 1.2382

Mid: 1.2418

8

Open: 1.2470

Close: 1.2382

Mid: 1.2418

9

Open: 1.2470

Close: 1.2382

Mid: 1.2418

10

Open: 1.2388

Close: 1.2414

Mid: 1.2401

11

Open: 1.2417

Close: 1.2492

Mid: 1.2450

12

Open: 1.2492

Close: 1.2543

Mid: 1.2516

13

Open: 1.2545

Close: 1.2503

Mid: 1.2535

14

Open: 1.2503

Close: 1.2527

Mid: 1.2522

15

Open: 1.2503

Close: 1.2527

Mid: 1.2522

16

Open: 1.2503

Close: 1.2527

Mid: 1.2522

17

Open: 1.2536

Close: 1.2568

Mid: 1.2550

18

Open: 1.2567

Close: 1.2842

Mid: 1.2698

19

Open: 1.2843

Close: 1.2782

Mid: 1.2816

20

Open: 1.2779

Close: 1.2816

Mid: 1.2810

21

Open: 1.2818

Close: 1.2813

Mid: 1.2797

22

Open: 1.2818

Close: 1.2813

Mid: 1.2797

23

Open: 1.2818

Close: 1.2813

Mid: 1.2797

24

Open: 1.2831

Close: 1.2796

Mid: 1.2826

25

Open: 1.2795

Close: 1.2842

Mid: 1.2819

26

Open: 1.2850

Close: 1.2849

Mid: 1.2837

27

Open: 1.2848

Close: 1.2905

Mid: 1.2883

28

Open: 1.2905

Close: 1.2954

Mid: 1.2928

29

Open: 1.2905

Close: 1.2954

Mid: 1.2928

30

Open: 1.2905

Close: 1.2954

Mid: 1.2928

May - 2017

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.2946

Close: 1.2882

Mid: 1.2920

2

Open: 1.2882

Close: 1.2940

Mid: 1.2907

3

Open: 1.2939

Close: 1.2870

Mid: 1.2901

4

Open: 1.2868

Close: 1.2923

Mid: 1.2894

5

Open: 1.2923

Close: 1.2983

Mid: 1.2932

6

Open: 1.2923

Close: 1.2983

Mid: 1.2932

7

Open: 1.2923

Close: 1.2983

Mid: 1.2932

8

Open: 1.2980

Close: 1.2943

Mid: 1.2965

9

Open: 1.2943

Close: 1.2936

Mid: 1.2938

10

Open: 1.2938

Close: 1.2938

Mid: 1.2948

11

Open: 1.2938

Close: 1.2888

Mid: 1.2900

12

Open: 1.2887

Close: 1.2898

Mid: 1.2883

13

Open: 1.2887

Close: 1.2898

Mid: 1.2883

14

Open: 1.2887

Close: 1.2898

Mid: 1.2883

15

Open: 1.2887

Close: 1.2900

Mid: 1.2911

16

Open: 1.2899

Close: 1.2921

Mid: 1.2908

17

Open: 1.2921

Close: 1.2972

Mid: 1.2951

18

Open: 1.2972

Close: 1.2941

Mid: 1.2985

19

Open: 1.2942

Close: 1.3040

Mid: 1.2992

20

Open: 1.2942

Close: 1.3040

Mid: 1.2992

21

Open: 1.2942

Close: 1.3040

Mid: 1.2992

22

Open: 1.3014

Close: 1.3003

Mid: 1.2999

23

Open: 1.3004

Close: 1.2963

Mid: 1.2978

24

Open: 1.2965

Close: 1.2975

Mid: 1.2973

25

Open: 1.2972

Close: 1.2946

Mid: 1.2968

26

Open: 1.2944

Close: 1.2813

Mid: 1.2865

27

Open: 1.2944

Close: 1.2813

Mid: 1.2865

28

Open: 1.2944

Close: 1.2813

Mid: 1.2865

29

Open: 1.2810

Close: 1.2839

Mid: 1.2832

30

Open: 1.2836

Close: 1.2860

Mid: 1.2853

31

Open: 1.2856

Close: 1.2892

Mid: 1.2850

June - 2017

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.2893

Close: 1.2883

Mid: 1.2879

2

Open: 1.2883

Close: 1.2891

Mid: 1.2879

3

Open: 1.2883

Close: 1.2891

Mid: 1.2879

4

Open: 1.2883

Close: 1.2891

Mid: 1.2879

5

Open: 1.2861

Close: 1.2908

Mid: 1.2896

6

Open: 1.2910

Close: 1.2915

Mid: 1.2910

7

Open: 1.2910

Close: 1.2959

Mid: 1.2911

8

Open: 1.2952

Close: 1.2843

Mid: 1.2929

9

Open: 1.2845

Close: 1.2753

Mid: 1.2742

10

Open: 1.2845

Close: 1.2753

Mid: 1.2742

11

Open: 1.2845

Close: 1.2753

Mid: 1.2742

12

Open: 1.2727

Close: 1.2659

Mid: 1.2709

13

Open: 1.2659

Close: 1.2757

Mid: 1.2709

14

Open: 1.2759

Close: 1.2755

Mid: 1.2776

15

Open: 1.2756

Close: 1.2761

Mid: 1.2757

16

Open: 1.2758

Close: 1.2787

Mid: 1.2778

17

Open: 1.2758

Close: 1.2787

Mid: 1.2778

18

Open: 1.2758

Close: 1.2787

Mid: 1.2778

19

Open: 1.2770

Close: 1.2738

Mid: 1.2766

20

Open: 1.2741

Close: 1.2629

Mid: 1.2681

21

Open: 1.2628

Close: 1.2672

Mid: 1.2657

22

Open: 1.2672

Close: 1.2681

Mid: 1.2671

23

Open: 1.2680

Close: 1.2723

Mid: 1.2724

24

Open: 1.2680

Close: 1.2723

Mid: 1.2724

25

Open: 1.2680

Close: 1.2723

Mid: 1.2724

26

Open: 1.2736

Close: 1.2725

Mid: 1.2737

27

Open: 1.2723

Close: 1.2817

Mid: 1.2768

28

Open: 1.2817

Close: 1.2928

Mid: 1.2852

29

Open: 1.2928

Close: 1.3006

Mid: 1.2974

30

Open: 1.3007

Close: 1.3033

Mid: 1.2995

July - 2017

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.3007

Close: 1.3033

Mid: 1.2995

2

Open: 1.3007

Close: 1.3033

Mid: 1.2995

3

Open: 1.3017

Close: 1.2946

Mid: 1.2984

4

Open: 1.2961

Close: 1.2920

Mid: 1.2939

5

Open: 1.2918

Close: 1.2934

Mid: 1.2909

6

Open: 1.2933

Close: 1.2973

Mid: 1.2948

7

Open: 1.2973

Close: 1.2893

Mid: 1.2924

8

Open: 1.2973

Close: 1.2893

Mid: 1.2924

9

Open: 1.2973

Close: 1.2893

Mid: 1.2924

10

Open: 1.2879

Close: 1.2881

Mid: 1.2888

11

Open: 1.2882

Close: 1.2853

Mid: 1.2882

12

Open: 1.2852

Close: 1.2885

Mid: 1.2864

13

Open: 1.2882

Close: 1.2938

Mid: 1.2915

14

Open: 1.2939

Close: 1.3100

Mid: 1.3021

15

Open: 1.2939

Close: 1.3100

Mid: 1.3021

16

Open: 1.2939

Close: 1.3100

Mid: 1.3021

17

Open: 1.3099

Close: 1.3059

Mid: 1.3068

18

Open: 1.3060

Close: 1.3041

Mid: 1.3041

19

Open: 1.3042

Close: 1.3026

Mid: 1.3040

20

Open: 1.3024

Close: 1.2974

Mid: 1.2990

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GBP LIVE TODAY

British Pound Weakness v Dollar, Euro "Should not be underestimated as Brexit reality Sinks in"

21 July, 2017 |

ING Bank N.V warn those with an interest in Pound Sterling that they should not expect an easy ride for the UK currency over coming weeks.

GBP LIVE TODAY

Pound Sterling Finds no Saviour in Decent Set of Retail Sales Data

20 July, 2017 |

A big data release is likely to drive Pound Sterling on Thursday, July 20.

GBP LIVE TODAY

Pound Sterling Forecast Upgraded by Morgan Stanley as a Slowing Economy Tipped to Lead to Softer Brexit

18 July, 2017 |

Pound Sterling forecast target lifted by Morgan Stanley who reckon a more Sterling-friendly Brexit outcome has become possible following recent shifts.

GBP LIVE TODAY

Bank of England to Raise Interest Rates In August say Nomura

14 July, 2017 |

 If Nomura are correct, the Pound should receive a positive boost as this is an agressive sign of intent that the Bank of England is fast losing patience with elevated inflation in the UK.

GBP LIVE TODAY

Employment Data Aids Oversold Pound Sterling to Strong Recovery Against Euro and Dollar

12 July, 2017 |

Pound Sterling faces up to the first real economic data release of the week on Wednesday, July 12 in the form of employment and wage data from the ONS, due for release at 09:30 B.S.T.

GBP LIVE TODAY

Pound Sterling Tipped to Recover v Euro and Dollar as Negative Sentiment Now too Extreme

11 July, 2017 |

Pound Sterling is seen consolidating against the US Dollar and Euro with markets finding very little inspiration from the current eco-political backdrop in the UK.

GBP LIVE TODAY

Euro & Pound Sterling Forecasts Upgraded

10 July, 2017 |

Foreign exchange analysts at NAB have announced they are upgrading their forecasts for Pound Sterling.

GBP LIVE TODAY

Sea of Red: Data Shock Sends British Pound Down Against the Euro and Dollar

07 July, 2017 |

The disappointment on today's data releases is a massive one; of the scope that tends to move currency markets.

GBP LIVE TODAY

Record Inward Investment Helps the Pound Avoid Brexit Armageddon

06 July, 2017 |

Over the past year, a key concern for the UK economy and its currency, is that the Brexit vote and subsequent Brexit would scare off foreign investors.

GBP LIVE TODAY

British Pound Relief v Euro and Dollar as UK Shifts Brexit Priorities Towards Positive Business Outcome

06 July, 2017 |

Hold your nerve, the Pound could go higher over coming weeks but don't get greedy, the longer-term outlook is still challenging.

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British Pound: BoE Rate Hike will be No Saviour, Sterling to Struggle v Euro and Dollar

04 July, 2017 |

The Pound might struggle to find further strength against the Euro and Dollar from current levels, even if the Bank of England goes ahead and raises interest rates say a number of researchers.

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Manufacturing Data Flop Sparks Pound Sterling / Dollar Slump, But Steady v Euro

03 July, 2017 |

A blow for Pound Sterling at the start of the new month with the first major economic data release disappointing against expectations.