GBP #5 of 8 Updated 12 Oct, 04:28 UTC

British Pound

The British Pound sits in the middle of the pack at #5, scoring -14 — neither clearly strong nor weak. The trend is positive — the score has gained 9 points over recent weeks. On a valuation basis, it looks cheap versus its own one-year range, which may help cushion the downside from here.

GBP MACRO STRENGTH1Y · MACRO SCORE-14+14-31-14 AND RISING
Composite macro score over the past year. Range −100 to +100; zero is the middle of the pack.
Score
-14
Rank
#5 of 8
Trend
Strengthening +9.0
Price, 3 months
-0.8%

The five factors

Interest Rates -31
Positioning -6
Risk Mood +9

Partial data this run: monetary.

Model versus price

{'state': 'inline', 'label': 'Broadly in line', 'detail': 'No strong divergence: the -14 fundamental read and the -0.8% three-month move against the dollar are roughly consistent.'}

The readings behind it

IndicatorLatestAs of
10-year yield4.99% 2026-08-01
Real 10-year (after inflation)+0.79% (4.2% CPI) 2026-08-01
Fund positioning16th pctile 2026-10-06
3-month move vs USD-0.8% None
Valuation (vs 1-yr norm)historically cheap None

Strength gap against the other majors

A positive gap means the British Pound scores higher than the other side of the pair right now.

PairGapStronger side
EUR/GBP +24.5 GBP
GBP/CHF +15.0 GBP
GBP/CAD +5.6 GBP
GBP/USD -18.7 USD
GBP/AUD -32.4 AUD
GBP/JPY -32.9 JPY
GBP/NZD -41.8 NZD