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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+1.3%7 Apr 2026Very High
  2. 2+1.2%19 Mar 2026Very High
  3. 3+1.2%23 Jan 2026Very High
  4. 4+1.1%15 Jul 2026Low
  5. 5+1.1%27 Jan 2026High

Every day, by size of move

261 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max20.8%
  • Very High62.3%
  • High62.3%
  • Moderate114.2%
  • Low9235.2%
  • Very Low14455.2%

Coming up

Dates that often move Great British Pound / US Dollar, over the next 30 days. Days are in UTC, the world's standard clock.

  • Wed 28 Octin 8 days US interest rate decisionThe US central bank decides whether to raise, hold or cut rates.
  • Thu 5 Novin 16 days UK interest rate decisionThe Bank of England decides on UK rates.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, GBPUSD moves about 0.24% up or down. That is about average for the currency pairs we follow.

Currency · US dollar

AUDUSDAustralian Dollar / US DollarEURUSDEuro / US DollarNZDUSDNew Zealand Dollar / US DollarUSDCADUS Dollar / Canadian DollarUSDCHFUS Dollar / Swiss FrancUSDJPYUS Dollar / Japanese YenUSDMXNUS Dollar / Mexican PesoUSDNOKUS Dollar / Norwegian Krone

and 3 more

Currency · British pound

EURGBPEuro / Great British PoundGBPAUDGreat British Pound / Australian DollarGBPCADGreat British Pound / Canadian DollarGBPCHFGreat British Pound / Swiss FrancGBPJPYGreat British Pound / Japanese YenGBPNOKGreat British Pound / Norwegian KroneGBPNZDGreat British Pound / New Zealand DollarGBPSEKGreat British Pound / Swedish Krona

and 1 more

In the news

Recent headlines about Great British Pound / US Dollar, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01FXStreet4 hours agoBritish Pound: Bullish flag points to range highs against US Dollar – Scotiabank
  2. 02FXStreet6 hours agoBritish Pound surges to 1.3400 as UK jobs beat, Iran deal hopes grow
  3. 03FXStreet6 hours agoBritish Pound: Gains slight edge over US Dollar – Societe Generale
  4. 04شبكة تواصل الإخبارية8 hours agoBritish Pound maintains its bid tone buoyed by upbeat UK unemployment figures
  5. 05FXStreet14 hours agoForex Today: Pound rises on upbeat employment data, US Dollar retreats as yields turn south
  6. 06FXStreet14 hours agoEuro declines against British Pound as UK jobless rate falls sharply