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EUR/GBP Surges as Markets Price “Zombie Government” Risk as Starmer Crisis Deepens
Sterling plunged sharply today while UK bond yields surged above 5.1% after the first ministerial resignation calling for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to step down transformed simmering political anxiety into something much more dangerous for markets: the perception that Britain may now be drifting toward a “zombie government.”
Date:
12.05.2026 |
Source:
actionforex.com
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Quotes
| Instrument | Price | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | 1.173770 | -0.37938% |
| GBPUSD | 1.352710 | -0.59962% |
| USDJPY | 157.586000 | +0.29659% |
| XAUUSD | 4691.225000 | -0.93402% |
| USDCAD | 1.371030 | +0.23981% |
| NZDUSD | 0.594700 | -0.29855% |
| USDCHF | 0.781370 | +0.55465% |
| AUDUSD | 0.722240 | -0.43922% |
| EURGBP | 0.867740 | +0.2426% |
| EURJPY | 184.963000 | -0.063216% |
| GBPJPY | 213.154000 | -0.27043% |
| AUDJPY | 113.824000 | -0.072866% |
| CADJPY | 114.939000 | +0.067037% |
| CHFJPY | 201.641000 | -0.19403% |
| NZDJPY | 93.713000 | +0.051246% |
| GBPCHF | 1.056880 | -0.10964% |
| EURCHF | 0.917110 | +0.079661% |
| USDMXN | 17.247240 | +0.46097% |
| USDZAR | 16.530570 | +0.79739% |
| USDTRY | 45.371100 | +0.081175% |
| USDRUB | 74.040000 | +0.61478% |
| USDSEK | 9.281300 | +0.93306% |
| USDCNY | 6.791500 | -0.041211% |
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| 12:30 | 🇺🇸 | Core Inflation Rate MoM (Apr) | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 12:30 | 🇺🇸 | Core Inflation Rate YoY (Apr) | 2.7 | 2.6 |
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| 06:00 | 🇬🇧 | GDP Growth Rate YoY (Q1) | 0.8 | 1 |