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British Pound Forecast: Starmer Leadership Risks Could Drag GBP/USD to 1.30 – Credit Agricole
Foreign exchange analysts at Credit Agricole are cautious on the British Pound, forecasting further weakness against both the Euro and US Dollar as UK political uncertainty and fading Bank of England rate-hike expectations undermine Sterling's appeal. At current levels, GBP/USD trades around 1.3456, but Credit Agricole forecasts the.
Date:
30.05.2026 |
Source:
exchangerates.org.uk
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Quotes
| Instrument | Price | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | 1.166120 | +0.098964% |
| GBPUSD | 1.345550 | +0.088409% |
| USDJPY | 159.255000 | +0.023867% |
| XAUUSD | 4542.469480 | +1.03751% |
| USDCAD | 1.379620 | +0.098725% |
| NZDUSD | 0.599020 | +0.94328% |
| USDCHF | 0.779700 | -0.50278% |
| AUDUSD | 0.718600 | +0.33052% |
| EURGBP | 0.866650 | +0.025671% |
| EURJPY | 185.749940 | +0.16174% |
| GBPJPY | 214.330380 | +0.16936% |
| AUDJPY | 114.408000 | +0.37022% |
| CADJPY | 115.423000 | -0.027716% |
| CHFJPY | 204.010000 | +0.37292% |
| NZDJPY | 95.375000 | +0.95444% |
| GBPCHF | 1.051140 | -0.19125% |
| EURCHF | 0.910970 | -0.22459% |
| USDMXN | 17.353420 | +0.3262% |
| USDZAR | 16.235000 | -0.099685% |
| USDTRY | 45.855810 | -0.03093% |
| USDRUB | 70.925000 | -0.2321% |
| USDSEK | 9.245070 | -0.023903% |
| USDCNY | 6.769880 | -0.13594% |
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