# Pound sees biggest weekly fall since July; UK fiscal and macro worries collide | Reuters

> The pound had its biggest weekly decline in a month as concerns over UK long-term finances, a surprise rise in public borrowing, weak factory and services momentum, and a weak gilt auction weighed on sterling. A resurgent dollar, boosted by stronger-than-expected US second-quarter growth data, added pressure. Sterling was up 0.1% at $1.3355 but had lost almost 1% for the week.

- Date: 2025-09-26 · published 2025-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23142-pound-sees-biggest-weekly-fall-since-july-uk-fiscal-and-macro-worries-collide
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [British Pound (USD per GBP)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GBPUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar and weaker sterling are macro headwinds that can affect dollar-denominated commodity prices and import costs for UK feed buyers, though the link to feed grains is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- GBPUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-09-19 | [Dollar extends post-Fed rebound; sterling hit by fiscal worries \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23081-dollar-extends-post-fed-rebound-sterling-hit-by-fiscal-worries-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2025-10-31 | [Yen faces worst monthly drop since July as BOJ disappoints \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22613-yen-faces-worst-monthly-drop-since-july-as-boj-disappoints-reuters.md) | +0.3% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2026-10-02 | [FOREX-Euro set for biggest weekly fall in months vs dollar as France fiscal trajectory weighs \| International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9652-forex-euro-set-for-biggest-weekly-fall-in-months-vs-dollar-as-france-fiscal.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2026-03-27 | [Pound heads for biggest monthly loss against the safe-haven dollar since October \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20428-pound-heads-for-biggest-monthly-loss-against-the-safe-haven-dollar-since.md) | +0.1% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2025-07-31 | [Pound heads for worst month since 2022 budget crisis \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24020-pound-heads-for-worst-month-since-2022-budget-crisis-reuters.md) | -0.7% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/pound-sees-biggest-weekly-fall-since-july-uk-fiscal-macro-worries-collide-2025-09-26/

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