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GBP/USD hit fresh two-month lows near 1.3200 after the Bank of England left its rate unchanged at 3.75%, with two policymakers voting for a hike. UK unemployment fell unexpectedly to 4.9% in the three months to April.
The split BoE vote and firm UK labour data are mixed for sterling, while the dollar gains from Fed hike bets. The effect on feed markets runs through currency-driven import prices rather than supply.
fxstreet.comGuillermo AlcalaJun 18, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, DXY moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
