Pound to Dollar Exchange Rate (GBP/USD)

British pound vs US dollar (CME FX future).

GBP/USD (“Cable”) is driven by Bank of England policy, UK growth and inflation data, and overall risk appetite.GBP/USD currently trades at 1.3243 and is -1.6% year to date, -0.3% over twelve months. Within its 52-week range it sits at 29% between the low (1.3000) and high (1.3800).

Data and Charts: GBP/USD

Price1.3243
2026-1.6%
1Y-0.3%
52W

The chart shows daily closing prices and is set to the current year by default. The price is down 1.6% year to date and down 0.3% over twelve months. The last recorded close on October 9, 2026 was at 29% of the 52-week range.

Price series from our database since Jan 3, 2023, 944 daily values.

Data note 1

Performance

Performance
Year to date-1.6%1 month-2.2%
3 months-0.9%1 year-0.3%
Calendar year 2024-1.9%
Calendar year 2025+7.6%

Data note 2

Next Events

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Technical Analysis: GBP/USD

Risk Metrics

Max drawdown-9.3%
Annualized volatility7.2%
Best year2025: +7.6%
Worst year2024: -1.9%

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Correlations (90 Trading Days)

Correlations (90 Trading Days)
Instrumentr−1 … +1
EUR/USD+0.84
AUD/USD+0.64
MSCI Europe+0.53
USD/CHF-0.69
USD/CAD-0.59
USD/JPY-0.41

The strongest co-movers are listed at the top, the strongest inverse movers at the bottom. Low or negative correlations can help spread risk more broadly across a portfolio.

Data note 5

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