US Dollar / British Pound Exchange Rate
US dollars per one British pound, spot exchange rate, from the Federal Reserve's H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates release.
1.36
US Dollars per Pound
US Dollar / British Pound Exchange Rate — latest reading: 1.36 us dollars per pound. As of August 2026, it is up 0.3% over the past 12 months, well above its 10-year average. Source: DEXUSUK, Federal Reserve Board, published daily. Reported as published, without transformation; the publisher may revise it.
Min
1.07
Max
2.11
Average
1.47
10Y Percentile
85%
3M Change
-0.7%
US Dollar / British Pound Exchange Rate (DEXUSUK) — 5000 observations from 2006-09-13 to 2026-08-28. Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Red shading indicates NBER recession periods.
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Revisions
None. Across the 12 most recent prints held in the vintage archive, US Dollar / British Pound Exchange Rate was published once each and never restated. Market series behave this way; survey and sample-based statistics generally do not. How this is computed.
Macro Regime Context
The market regime is currently neutral (60% confidence).
See what this means across all four regime dimensions →3-Month
-0.7%
6-Month
-0.6%
12-Month
+0.3%
What this means
US Dollar / British Pound Exchange Rate is currently at 1.36 us dollars per pound, which is well above its 10-year historical average. The trend is stable (-0.7% over the past 3 months).
Over the past 6 months the change is -0.6%, and over 12 months it is +0.3%. The short-term move is accelerating relative to the longer trend.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the GBP/USD exchange rate?
GBP/USD — known in currency markets as 'cable' — is the number of US dollars one British pound buys. The rate shown here is the noon spot rate reported in the Federal Reserve's H.10 release, with history back to 1971.
Why does the pound matter for macro watchers?
Sterling is one of the major reserve currencies, and the UK's large, open financial sector makes the pound sensitive to shifts in global rate differentials and risk appetite. Episodes such as 1992, 2016, and 2022 show how quickly sterling has repriced when policy credibility was questioned.
How often is the GBP/USD rate updated?
The Federal Reserve publishes the H.10 spot rate each business day, and it is sourced here from FRED. This page updates with each new daily reading.
Cite this page
MacroRadar, "US Dollar / British Pound Exchange Rate," https://www.macroradar.io/gbp-usd (as of August 2026).