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1 USD = 0.7393 GBP ▲ +0.1200%

High 0.7397

Low 0.7378

Open 0.7384

Prev. Close 0.7384

One Week

-0.16%

0.7397 H · 0.7369 L

One Month

-1.14%

0.7462 H · 0.7369 L

One Year

-2.81%

0.7609 H · 0.7212 L

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Market Analysis: Updated Daily 18 August 2026

What's Driving USD/GBP Today

The US Dollar to Pound exchange rate is shaped by monetary policy decisions from both central banks, alongside inflation data, economic growth indicators and global risk sentiment. Sterling pairs are particularly sensitive to UK data releases and political developments.

Key drivers to watch include central bank rate decisions, CPI inflation prints, labour market data and trade balance figures. Our editorial team publishes daily commentary on the forces moving the USD/GBP rate.

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Daily US Dollar to Pound Statistics

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Date	Open	Close	High	Low	Mid
Tue 18 Aug	0.7384	0.7393	0.7397	0.7378	0.7388
Mon 17 Aug	0.7386	0.7384	0.7390	0.7369	0.7385
Fri 14 Aug	0.7415	0.7389	0.7417	0.7374	0.7402
Thu 13 Aug	0.7410	0.7415	0.7421	0.7401	0.7412
Wed 12 Aug	0.7403	0.7410	0.7414	0.7384	0.7407
Tue 11 Aug	0.7404	0.7403	0.7411	0.7399	0.7403
Mon 10 Aug	0.7409	0.7404	0.7417	0.7391	0.7406
Fri 7 Aug	0.7433	0.7412	0.7443	0.7403	0.7422
Thu 6 Aug	0.7425	0.7433	0.7436	0.7419	0.7429
Wed 5 Aug	0.7434	0.7425	0.7438	0.7416	0.7429
Tue 4 Aug	0.7444	0.7434	0.7452	0.7432	0.7439
Mon 3 Aug	0.7415	0.7444	0.7453	0.7404	0.7430
Fri 31 Jul	0.7426	0.7418	0.7462	0.7411	0.7422
Thu 30 Jul	0.7480	0.7426	0.7500	0.7421	0.7453
Wed 29 Jul	0.7525	0.7480	0.7531	0.7470	0.7503
Tue 28 Jul	0.7526	0.7525	0.7534	0.7512	0.7525
Mon 27 Jul	0.7501	0.7526	0.7527	0.7483	0.7513
Fri 24 Jul	0.7510	0.7505	0.7515	0.7492	0.7508
Thu 23 Jul	0.7477	0.7510	0.7519	0.7466	0.7493
Wed 22 Jul	0.7477	0.7477	0.7487	0.7466	0.7477
Tue 21 Jul	0.7445	0.7476	0.7485	0.7432	0.7461
Mon 20 Jul	0.7439	0.7445	0.7455	0.7419	0.7442
Fri 17 Jul	0.7419	0.7433	0.7448	0.7418	0.7426
Thu 16 Jul	0.7386	0.7419	0.7429	0.7383	0.7402
Wed 15 Jul	0.7468	0.7386	0.7474	0.7376	0.7427
Tue 14 Jul	0.7493	0.7468	0.7495	0.7439	0.7480
Mon 13 Jul	0.7468	0.7493	0.7495	0.7457	0.7480
Fri 10 Jul	0.7458	0.7462	0.7467	0.7434	0.7460
Thu 9 Jul	0.7469	0.7458	0.7470	0.7447	0.7463
Wed 8 Jul	0.7486	0.7469	0.7506	0.7458	0.7477
Tue 7 Jul	0.7468	0.7486	0.7491	0.7462	0.7477
Mon 6 Jul	0.7491	0.7468	0.7502	0.7465	0.7479
Fri 3 Jul	0.7492	0.7490	0.7499	0.7474	0.7491
Thu 2 Jul	0.7533	0.7492	0.7536	0.7472	0.7513
Wed 1 Jul	0.7541	0.7533	0.7564	0.7523	0.7537
Tue 30 Jun	0.7542	0.7541	0.7568	0.7533	0.7541
Mon 29 Jun	0.7577	0.7542	0.7581	0.7540	0.7559
Fri 26 Jun	0.7581	0.7577	0.7587	0.7558	0.7579
Thu 25 Jun	0.7594	0.7581	0.7603	0.7565	0.7588
Wed 24 Jun	0.7574	0.7594	0.7609	0.7571	0.7584
Tue 23 Jun	0.7547	0.7574	0.7586	0.7542	0.7561
Mon 22 Jun	0.7584	0.7547	0.7585	0.7535	0.7566
Fri 19 Jun	0.7573	0.7556	0.7597	0.7553	0.7564
Thu 18 Jun	0.7522	0.7573	0.7580	0.7505	0.7548
Wed 17 Jun	0.7448	0.7522	0.7540	0.7444	0.7485
Tue 16 Jun	0.7456	0.7448	0.7468	0.7440	0.7452
Mon 15 Jun	0.7458	0.7456	0.7467	0.7429	0.7457
Fri 12 Jun	0.7454	0.7459	0.7472	0.7449	0.7457
Thu 11 Jun	0.7480	0.7454	0.7505	0.7445	0.7467
Wed 10 Jun	0.7474	0.7480	0.7481	0.7450	0.7477
Tue 9 Jun	0.7496	0.7474	0.7501	0.7457	0.7485
Mon 8 Jun	0.7504	0.7497	0.7515	0.7480	0.7500
Fri 5 Jun	0.7449	0.7496	0.7502	0.7417	0.7472
Thu 4 Jun	0.7453	0.7449	0.7456	0.7428	0.7451
Wed 3 Jun	0.7427	0.7453	0.7456	0.7423	0.7440
Tue 2 Jun	0.7432	0.7427	0.7434	0.7418	0.7429
Mon 1 Jun	0.7426	0.7432	0.7458	0.7421	0.7429
Fri 29 May	0.7438	0.7432	0.7458	0.7416	0.7435
Thu 28 May	0.7447	0.7438	0.7481	0.7435	0.7443
Wed 27 May	0.7437	0.7447	0.7453	0.7430	0.7442
Tue 26 May	0.7404	0.7437	0.7443	0.7404	0.7420
Mon 25 May	0.7426	0.7404	0.7433	0.7402	0.7415
Fri 22 May	0.7445	0.7445	0.7455	0.7429	0.7445
Thu 21 May	0.7443	0.7445	0.7467	0.7433	0.7444
Wed 20 May	0.7465	0.7443	0.7476	0.7428	0.7454
Tue 19 May	0.7444	0.7466	0.7474	0.7442	0.7455
Mon 18 May	0.7505	0.7444	0.7517	0.7436	0.7474
Fri 15 May	0.7462	0.7504	0.7510	0.7459	0.7483
Thu 14 May	0.7394	0.7462	0.7465	0.7390	0.7428
Wed 13 May	0.7385	0.7394	0.7415	0.7380	0.7390
Tue 12 May	0.7348	0.7386	0.7407	0.7345	0.7367
Mon 11 May	0.7351	0.7348	0.7379	0.7325	0.7349
Fri 8 May	0.7379	0.7335	0.7381	0.7333	0.7357
Thu 7 May	0.7357	0.7379	0.7381	0.7336	0.7368
Wed 6 May	0.7386	0.7357	0.7386	0.7330	0.7371
Tue 5 May	0.7390	0.7386	0.7400	0.7365	0.7388
Mon 4 May	0.7359	0.7390	0.7400	0.7351	0.7374
Fri 1 May	0.7351	0.7366	0.7370	0.7322	0.7359
Thu 30 Apr	0.7421	0.7351	0.7433	0.7347	0.7386
Wed 29 Apr	0.7398	0.7421	0.7430	0.7392	0.7409
Tue 28 Apr	0.7389	0.7398	0.7427	0.7385	0.7393
Mon 27 Apr	0.7402	0.7389	0.7404	0.7366	0.7396
Fri 24 Apr	0.7426	0.7389	0.7433	0.7387	0.7407
Thu 23 Apr	0.7406	0.7426	0.7436	0.7397	0.7416
Wed 22 Apr	0.7403	0.7406	0.7411	0.7388	0.7404
Tue 21 Apr	0.7389	0.7403	0.7420	0.7386	0.7396
Mon 20 Apr	0.7411	0.7389	0.7421	0.7384	0.7400
Fri 17 Apr	0.7393	0.7398	0.7405	0.7354	0.7395
Thu 16 Apr	0.7374	0.7393	0.7398	0.7356	0.7383
Wed 15 Apr	0.7371	0.7374	0.7383	0.7365	0.7372
Tue 14 Apr	0.7404	0.7371	0.7408	0.7359	0.7387
Mon 13 Apr	0.7461	0.7404	0.7473	0.7403	0.7432
Fri 10 Apr	0.7443	0.7428	0.7456	0.7419	0.7436
Thu 9 Apr	0.7466	0.7443	0.7473	0.7431	0.7454
Wed 8 Apr	0.7523	0.7465	0.7525	0.7416	0.7494
Tue 7 Apr	0.7555	0.7523	0.7569	0.7519	0.7539
Mon 6 Apr	0.7579	0.7555	0.7588	0.7537	0.7567
Fri 3 Apr	0.7561	0.7574	0.7582	0.7551	0.7567
Thu 2 Apr	0.7515	0.7561	0.7586	0.7508	0.7538
Wed 1 Apr	0.7560	0.7515	0.7564	0.7493	0.7538
Tue 31 Mar	0.7585	0.7560	0.7599	0.7540	0.7573
Mon 30 Mar	0.7539	0.7585	0.7590	0.7529	0.7562
Fri 27 Mar	0.7502	0.7542	0.7542	0.7492	0.7522
Thu 26 Mar	0.7482	0.7502	0.7513	0.7476	0.7492
Wed 25 Mar	0.7457	0.7482	0.7486	0.7443	0.7469
Tue 24 Mar	0.7446	0.7457	0.7489	0.7438	0.7452
Mon 23 Mar	0.7516	0.7447	0.7542	0.7419	0.7481
Fri 20 Mar	0.7445	0.7496	0.7519	0.7440	0.7471
Thu 19 Mar	0.7543	0.7445	0.7549	0.7426	0.7494
Wed 18 Mar	0.7487	0.7543	0.7545	0.7477	0.7515
Tue 17 Mar	0.7508	0.7487	0.7534	0.7483	0.7497
Mon 16 Mar	0.7554	0.7508	0.7561	0.7497	0.7531
Fri 13 Mar	0.7495	0.7562	0.7565	0.7480	0.7529
Thu 12 Mar	0.7456	0.7495	0.7497	0.7455	0.7475
Wed 11 Mar	0.7453	0.7456	0.7466	0.7431	0.7454
Tue 10 Mar	0.7442	0.7453	0.7455	0.7417	0.7447
Mon 9 Mar	0.7499	0.7442	0.7528	0.7437	0.7470
Fri 6 Mar	0.7486	0.7455	0.7512	0.7455	0.7470
Thu 5 Mar	0.7477	0.7486	0.7519	0.7470	0.7482
Wed 4 Mar	0.7486	0.7477	0.7516	0.7461	0.7482
Tue 3 Mar	0.7459	0.7486	0.7545	0.7449	0.7473
Mon 2 Mar	0.7452	0.7459	0.7511	0.7432	0.7456
Fri 27 Feb	0.7417	0.7416	0.7440	0.7403	0.7417
Thu 26 Feb	0.7375	0.7417	0.7437	0.7367	0.7396
Wed 25 Feb	0.7414	0.7375	0.7414	0.7372	0.7395
Tue 24 Feb	0.7411	0.7414	0.7424	0.7388	0.7413
Mon 23 Feb	0.7413	0.7411	0.7420	0.7388	0.7412
Fri 20 Feb	0.7426	0.7418	0.7443	0.7400	0.7422
Thu 19 Feb	0.7411	0.7426	0.7444	0.7398	0.7419
Wed 18 Feb	0.7370	0.7411	0.7412	0.7363	0.7390
Tue 17 Feb	0.7337	0.7370	0.7410	0.7335	0.7353
Mon 16 Feb	0.7327	0.7337	0.7339	0.7320	0.7332
Fri 13 Feb	0.7341	0.7323	0.7358	0.7321	0.7332
Thu 12 Feb	0.7338	0.7341	0.7350	0.7315	0.7339
Wed 11 Feb	0.7330	0.7338	0.7347	0.7293	0.7334
Tue 10 Feb	0.7302	0.7330	0.7332	0.7301	0.7316
Mon 9 Feb	0.7358	0.7302	0.7360	0.7299	0.7330
Fri 6 Feb	0.7391	0.7347	0.7402	0.7340	0.7369
Thu 5 Feb	0.7324	0.7392	0.7397	0.7320	0.7358
Wed 4 Feb	0.7300	0.7324	0.7330	0.7282	0.7312
Tue 3 Feb	0.7317	0.7300	0.7326	0.7296	0.7309
Mon 2 Feb	0.7304	0.7317	0.7340	0.7291	0.7310
Fri 30 Jan	0.7241	0.7308	0.7310	0.7239	0.7274
Thu 29 Jan	0.7242	0.7241	0.7276	0.7222	0.7242
Wed 28 Jan	0.7221	0.7243	0.7273	0.7221	0.7232
Tue 27 Jan	0.7310	0.7221	0.7318	0.7212	0.7265
Mon 26 Jan	0.7320	0.7310	0.7330	0.7293	0.7315
Fri 23 Jan	0.7406	0.7329	0.7417	0.7329	0.7368
Thu 22 Jan	0.7446	0.7406	0.7458	0.7404	0.7426
Wed 21 Jan	0.7439	0.7446	0.7462	0.7431	0.7443
Tue 20 Jan	0.7449	0.7440	0.7457	0.7412	0.7444
Mon 19 Jan	0.7489	0.7449	0.7494	0.7444	0.7469
Fri 16 Jan	0.7473	0.7475	0.7481	0.7456	0.7474
Thu 15 Jan	0.7438	0.7473	0.7483	0.7437	0.7456
Wed 14 Jan	0.7450	0.7438	0.7452	0.7428	0.7444
Tue 13 Jan	0.7427	0.7450	0.7451	0.7411	0.7438
Mon 12 Jan	0.7464	0.7427	0.7468	0.7415	0.7445
Fri 9 Jan	0.7440	0.7461	0.7467	0.7435	0.7451
Thu 8 Jan	0.7431	0.7440	0.7453	0.7426	0.7436
Wed 7 Jan	0.7407	0.7431	0.7431	0.7398	0.7419
Tue 6 Jan	0.7384	0.7407	0.7412	0.7370	0.7395
Mon 5 Jan	0.7426	0.7384	0.7455	0.7381	0.7405
Fri 2 Jan	0.7435	0.7430	0.7443	0.7407	0.7433
Thu 1 Jan	0.7436	0.7436	0.7436	0.7436	0.7436

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