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British pound

What the news says about the British pound, and where its rates, macro data, CFTC positioning and strength against the other 7 currencies stand, each reading against its own history.

News tone (24 h)

-0.10

Negative tone

Low confidence

Declared by the AI and not yet calibrated.

Based on 18 stories: 13 negative, 0 neutral and 5 positive.

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It is an average weighted by each story’s importance and the AI’s confidence, so it may not match the count. Updated 23 minutes ago

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Readings by factor

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

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

    Source: ECB (ECB Data Portal). Evidence: No predictive evidence: studies fx_cross_sectional_reversal:v1 and csfx_momentum_review:v1 inconclusive.

  • 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

    Source: ECB (ECB Data Portal). Evidence: No predictive evidence: studies fx_cross_sectional_reversal:v1 and csfx_momentum_review:v1 inconclusive.

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

    Sources: BLS, BEA, Census, Fed, Eurostat, ONS, StatCan, e-Stat, FSO, OECD. Evidence: No predictive validation (out-of-sample IC ≈ +0.01).

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

    Source: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Evidence: Pre-registered review cftc_flows_review:v1 rejected.

  • 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

    Source: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Evidence: Pre-registered review cftc_flows_review:v1 rejected.

Rates and curves

  • Central bank policy rate

    3.75 %

    Percentile 42 of 5 years · Usual

    No measurable change · Data as of Oct 19, 2026

    Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Evidence: No predictive validation (out-of-sample IC ≈ 0); carry study fx_carry_spot:v1 inconclusive.

  • 10-year bond

    5.33 %

    Percentile 98 of 5 years · Very high

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

    Source: Bank of England (OGL v3 licence). Evidence: No predictive validation (out-of-sample IC ≈ 0); carry study fx_carry_spot:v1 inconclusive.

  • 5-year bond

    4.96 %

    Percentile 99 of 5 years · Very high

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

    Source: Bank of England (OGL v3 licence). Evidence: No predictive validation (out-of-sample IC ≈ 0); carry study fx_carry_spot:v1 inconclusive.

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

    Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Evidence: Pre-registered review reer_valuation_review:v1 rejected.

British pound pairs

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