Economic research for GBP/USD
United Kingdom
Understand the economy
The United Kingdom's growth challenge connects weak productivity with business investment, labour participation and regional differences. The OECD's July 2026 survey identifies skills mismatches, health-related inactivity and uneven local capacity...
How This Economy WorksResearch and explainers
- GBP/USD rises to 1.3399; rate spreads set the tone — FX Market Recap, Nov 2
- USD/JPY falls to 157.25; rate spreads set the tone — FX Market Recap, Nov 1
- What Rising Government Bond Yields Mean for Stocks, Gold, Currencies and Mortgages
- Government Bond Yields by Country: Who Pays the Most at 2, 10 and 30 Years (October 2026)
- FXMacroData vs ONS API: UK CPI, GDP and Labour Data for GBP Traders
- FXMacroData vs CFTC Public Reporting API: COT Positioning Data for FX Traders
No published studies match this topic.
United States
Understand the economy
The United States economy needs to be read through both demand and supply. The OECD's 2024 survey describes consumption supported by employment and earlier household savings alongside easing supply-chain bottlenecks and a larger labour supply. Tho...
How This Economy WorksResearch and explainers
- EUR/USD falls to 1.1179; rate spreads set the tone — FX Market Recap, Nov 4
- GBP/USD rises to 1.3399; rate spreads set the tone — FX Market Recap, Nov 2
- How Economic Releases Move Prices in Milliseconds
- Will Government Bond Yields Keep Rising? Term Premium, Supply and the Scenarios Into 2027
- Government Bond Yields by Country: Who Pays the Most at 2, 10 and 30 Years (October 2026)
- September 2026 NFP: Why a +29K Jobs Report Matters After the Fed Hike
No published studies match this topic.
Point-in-time reference prices
Official central-bank reference prices for GBP/USD over the last 24 hours. Many observations are local-market end-of-day fixings.
Official reference observations in UTC. Not executable bid or ask prices.
source and provenance.Market Overview
What is the current GBP/USD macro context?
GBP/USD macro context: spot 1.3459; 90-day move -0.29%; policy-rate differential +0.00 pp; inflation differential -0.20 pp; latest policy rate GBP 4.00 vs USD 4.00. Source: FXMacroData official-source macro dashboard with release timestamps in announcement_datetime.
Carry Trade Analysis
Economic Fundamentals Over Time
Confidence & Sentiment
Official business and consumer confidence surveys help frame demand, hiring, investment, and household sentiment before many of those shifts appear in harder activity data. These series are local survey measures rather than a globally standardized score, so the comparison is most useful directionally and relative to each currency's own history.
Economic Fundamentals
External Sector
Inflation & Price Pressures
Headline CPI captures broad consumer prices. Core CPI strips out volatile food and energy to reveal underlying trends. Core PCE (USD only) is the Fed's preferred gauge and tends to run slightly below Core CPI. PPI measures producer input costs and often leads consumer inflation by several months. Persistent divergences between base and quote inflation affect real interest rate differentials and long-run FX fair value via purchasing power parity.
GDP & Economic Activity
Employment & Labor Market (12M)
Current Account Balance (12M)
Money Supply
Standardized Core Announcement Coverage
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Recent Standardized Announcements & FX Impact
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