GBP #6 of 8 Updated 12 Sep, 03:15 UTC

British Pound

The British Pound is under pressure, ranking #6 of eight with a score of -18. Positioning is working against the British Pound: relative to the other majors, large speculators are leaning against it rather than in its favour. The trend is negative — the score has dropped 14 points over recent weeks.

GBP MACRO STRENGTH1Y · MACRO SCORE-18+14-18-18 AND FADING
Composite macro score over the past year. Range −100 to +100; zero is the middle of the pack.
Score
-18
Rank
#6 of 8
Trend
Weakening -13.7
Price, 3 months
0.9%

The five factors

Interest Rates -33
Positioning -12
Risk Mood +6

Partial data this run: monetary.

Model versus price

{'state': 'inline', 'label': 'Broadly in line', 'detail': 'No strong divergence: the -18 fundamental read and the +0.9% 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 positioning60th pctile 2026-09-08
3-month move vs USD+0.9% 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 +24.0 GBP
EUR/GBP +9.8 GBP
GBP/CAD -13.6 CAD
GBP/USD -19.8 USD
GBP/NZD -24.3 NZD
GBP/AUD -37.6 AUD
GBP/JPY -42.6 JPY