GBP #5 of 8 Updated 16 Aug, 20:20 UTC

British Pound

The British Pound sits in the middle of the pack at #5, scoring -7 — neither clearly strong nor weak. Positioning is supportive: relative to the other majors, large speculators are leaning in favour of the British Pound rather than against it. The trend is negative — the score has dropped 8 points over recent weeks.

GBP MACRO STRENGTH1Y · MACRO SCORE-7+14-15-7 AND FADING
Composite macro score over the past year. Range −100 to +100; zero is the middle of the pack.
Score
-7
Rank
#5 of 8
Trend
Weakening -7.6
Price, 3 months
1.7%

The five factors

Interest Rates -35
Positioning +20
Risk Mood +11

Partial data this run: monetary.

Model versus price

{'state': 'inline', 'label': 'Broadly in line', 'detail': 'No strong divergence: the -7 fundamental read and the +1.7% three-month move against the dollar are roughly consistent.'}

The readings behind it

IndicatorLatestAs of
10-year yield4.80% 2026-06-01
Real 10-year (after inflation)+0.60% (4.2% CPI) 2026-06-01
Fund positioning74th pctile 2026-08-11
3-month move vs USD+1.7% None
Valuation (vs 1-yr norm)near fair value 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
GBP/CHF +35.4 GBP
EUR/GBP +29.6 GBP
GBP/CAD +8.4 GBP
GBP/NZD -3.4 NZD
GBP/USD -4.4 USD
GBP/AUD -30.8 AUD
GBP/JPY -32.4 JPY