Why Pound Sterling Squandered a Bank of England Hike
British pound's weakness against euro to be shallow, but against the dollar, the tech selloff matters more.
British pound's weakness against euro to be shallow, but against the dollar, the tech selloff matters more.
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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.
British pound's weakness against euro to be shallow, but against the dollar, the tech selloff matters more.
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