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Sterling-dollar exchange rate

The GBP/USD currency pair, and the trade flows, rate expectations and risk appetite that move it.

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A 3% oil shock cost sterling about half a cent

Houthi strikes shut Saudi Arabia's Hormuz bypass pipeline, Brent rose 3% to $108, and sterling fell 0.4% to $1.3474 on September 14. Prediction traders moved crude's record odds from 14% to 15.5%.

Reality

Evidence28
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+34
Incentives62
Confidence41