British pound around each event · shaded: normal range
UK election: Conservative majority (2019)UK “mini-budget” crisis (2022)UK election: Labour landslide (2024)
British pound and political events
How the British pound moved against the US dollar around 3 political events since 2018 in or around United Kingdom. A rise means the British pound strengthens. Week by week, it shows almost no link (+0.02) with Riftrate.
Latest1.3375US dollars per unit · 23 October 2026
Events tracked3in the library
Weekly link with Riftrate+0.02450 weeks since 2018
CountryUnited Kingdom
British pound since 2018, weekly · dotted lines: events
Every event
| Date | Event | Type | Next session | 5 sessions | 20 sessions | How unusual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | UK election: Labour landslide | Election | +0.3% | +1.2% | +0.0% | bigger than 73% of 5-day moves |
| 23 September 2022 | UK “mini-budget” crisis | Political crisis | -3.1% | -2.0% | +0.2% | bigger than 90% of 5-day moves |
| 12 December 2019 | UK election: Conservative majority | Election | -0.3% | -0.7% | -0.9% | bigger than 48% of 5-day moves |
Data: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, series DEXUSUK, via FRED. Exchange rates are published with about a week’s delay. Not investment advice.