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GBP/USD

The relative news tone between the British pound and the US dollar, and the official readings of both currencies side by side, without combining them.

Relative news tone (24 h)

-0.18

The tone of GBP is more negative than that of USD

Low confidence

Declared by the AI and not yet calibrated.

British pound: Based on 16 stories: 12 negative, 0 neutral and 4 positive.US dollar: Based on 64 stories: 10 negative, 3 neutral and 51 positive.

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It is half the difference between the tone of GBP and that of USD. Updated 2 hours ago

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Readings by factor

Where each official series stands against its own history. These are not forecasts.

British pound (GBP)

Relative strength

  • Performance against the other 7 currencies, 20 sessions (ECB rates)

    0.12 %

    Percentile 48 of 5 years · Usual

    -1.08 pp over 1 week · Data as of Oct 28, 2026

  • Performance against the other 7 currencies, 60 sessions (ECB rates)

    0.19 %

    Percentile 46 of 5 years · Usual

    -0.34 pp over 1 week · Data as of Oct 28, 2026

Macro

  • Macro momentum: official indicators against their trend (−1 to 1)

    0.24 index

    Percentile 58 of 5 years · Usual

    +0.23 index over 1 week · Data as of Oct 24, 2026

CFTC positioning

  • Asset managers' net position in CME futures (% of open interest)

    -53 %

    Percentile 2 of 3 years · Very low

    +1.3 pp over 1 week · Data as of Oct 20, 2026

  • Leveraged funds' net position in CME futures (% of open interest)

    9.5 %

    Percentile 25 of 3 years · Low

    +5.6 pp over 1 week · Data as of Oct 20, 2026

Rates and curves

  • Central bank policy rate

    3.75 %

    Percentile 42 of 5 years · Usual

    No measurable change · Data as of Oct 19, 2026

  • 10-year bond

    5.33 %

    Percentile 98 of 5 years · Very high

    -8.77 bp over 1 week · Data as of Oct 26, 2026

  • 5-year bond

    4.96 %

    Percentile 99 of 5 years · Very high

    -1.68 bp over 1 week · Data as of Oct 26, 2026

Valuation

  • Real effective exchange rate against its 10-year trend

    6.9 %

    Percentile 89 of 15 years · High

    -0.9 pp over 1 month · Data as of Sep 30, 2026

US dollar (USD)

Relative strength

  • Performance against the other 7 currencies, 20 sessions (ECB rates)

    0.11 %

    Percentile 49 of 5 years · Usual

    -0.02 pp over 1 week · Data as of Oct 28, 2026

  • Performance against the other 7 currencies, 60 sessions (ECB rates)

    1.83 %

    Percentile 71 of 5 years · High

    +2.26 pp over 1 week · Data as of Oct 28, 2026

Macro

  • Macro momentum: official indicators against their trend (−1 to 1)

    0.04 index

    Percentile 58 of 5 years · Usual

    +0.13 index over 1 week · Data as of Oct 20, 2026

Rates and curves

  • Central bank policy rate

    3.88 %

    Percentile 43 of 5 years · Usual

    +25 bp over 3 months · Data as of Oct 20, 2026

  • 10-year bond

    4.99 %

    Percentile 98 of 5 years · Very high

    -13 bp over 1 week · Data as of Oct 27, 2026

  • 2-year bond

    4.7 %

    Percentile 83 of 5 years · High

    -9 bp over 1 week · Data as of Oct 27, 2026

Valuation

  • Real effective exchange rate against its 10-year trend

    4.4 %

    Percentile 25 of 15 years · Low

    -1.2 pp over 1 month · Data as of Sep 30, 2026

USD positioning is not directly observed in CFTC data; it is not shown.

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