# Pound and gilts fall after shrugging off BoE balancing act

> The Bank of England held rates at 4% with a 7-2 vote and slowed its gilt sales pace to 70 billion pounds a year. Sterling then slipped to $1.3541 and the 10-year gilt yield rose 5 basis points to 4.67% after stronger US employment data lifted the dollar and US yields. UK inflation is nearly twice the BoE's target.

- Date: 2025-09-18 · published 2025-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23144-pound-and-gilts-fall-after-shrugging-off-boe-balancing-act
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [British Pound (USD per GBP)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GBPUSD.md)

## Why it matters

The move reflects dollar strength driven by US data rather than UK policy, which mainly affects currency-linked import costs and sterling-priced feed purchases.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- GBPUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-09-26 | [Bank of England (BOE) Won’t Hesitate to Change Rates After Pound (GBP USD) Falls - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39834-bank-of-england-boe-won-t-hesitate-to-change-rates-after-pound-gbp-usd-falls.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2023-09-21 | [Reactions: Bank of England bashes pound after halting rate rises](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34354-reactions-bank-of-england-bashes-pound-after-halting-rate-rises.md) | +1.7% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2020-09-17 | [Sterling slips after dollar rebound; focus on Bank of England \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51374-sterling-slips-after-dollar-rebound-focus-on-bank-of-england-financial-post.md) | +1.6% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2021-06-24 | [Pound plunges after BoE’s dovish tone - FTAdviser](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46820-pound-plunges-after-boe-s-dovish-tone-ftadviser.md) | +0.2% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2024-10-30 | [Pound Sterling bounces back after UK budget announcement, US data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28098-pound-sterling-bounces-back-after-uk-budget-announcement-us-data.md) | -0.2% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- uk.finance.yahoo.com: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/sterling-eases-boe-policy-decision-073438838.html

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