# Sterling rises on hawkish BoE rate split — TradingView News

> Sterling rose on Thursday after four of the Bank of England's nine policymakers voted to hold rates, even as the bank cut by 25 basis points. GBP/USD was up 0.47% at $1.342, and the dollar index was roughly flat at 98.23. The euro was briefly lifted by Ukraine peace talk hopes.

- Date: 2025-08-07 · published 2025-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23592-sterling-rises-on-hawkish-boe-rate-split-tradingview-news
- Commodities: [British Pound (USD per GBP)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GBPUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A hawkish BoE split and a softer dollar tend to strengthen sterling and the euro against the greenback, which affects dollar-denominated feed and grain import costs for European and UK buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- GBPUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-07-29 | [Sterling rises as Fed keeps lid on US rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52364-sterling-rises-as-fed-keeps-lid-on-us-rates.md) | +0.4% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2025-08-29 | [Yuan hits fresh 10-month high on firm PBOC fixing, stock market rally — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23541-yuan-hits-fresh-10-month-high-on-firm-pboc-fixing-stock-market-rally.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2025-08-22 | [US stocks jump as Powell hints at possible September rate cut — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23252-us-stocks-jump-as-powell-hints-at-possible-september-rate-cut-tradingview-news.md) | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2026-01-01 | [Sterling keeps rising after the Bank of England raised the bar on rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21759-sterling-keeps-rising-after-the-bank-of-england-raised-the-bar-on-rate-cuts.md) | +0.3% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2021-06-28 | [Rand reverses dollar gains on the back of hawkish sentiment \| Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46877-rand-reverses-dollar-gains-on-the-back-of-hawkish-sentiment-freight-news.md) | +0.5% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L1N3TZ0KD:0-sterling-rises-on-hawkish-boe-rate-split/

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