# Pound, UK stocks get a lift from BoE 'sugar rush'

> Sterling rose as much as 0.78% to $1.298 after the Bank of England cut rates by 25 basis points but signaled that future cuts may be gradual. Two-year gilt yields fell about 6 basis points.

- Date: 2024-11-07 · published 2024-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27645-pound-uk-stocks-get-a-lift-from-boe-sugar-rush
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker-than-expected easing path supports the pound and dampens import costs in sterling terms, though the move is largely a currency story with limited direct grain price impact.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2016-11-04 | [Stocks slip on US election nerves; pound up on Brexit ruling - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74077-stocks-slip-on-us-election-nerves-pound-up-on-brexit-ruling-the.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| DXY | 2018-07-31 | [British Pound US Dollar X-Rate Forecast Warning: No BoE Hike Would Crush GBP/USD To 1.28](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64275-british-pound-us-dollar-x-rate-forecast-warning-no-boe-hike-would-crush-gbp-usd.md) | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2021-11-15 | [Sterling rises from 11-month low; investors focus on Brexit and BoE \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44290-sterling-rises-from-11-month-low-investors-focus-on-brexit-and-boe-reuters.md) | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2017-03-27 | [Goldman Sachs: Weak British Pound Means Weaker Consumer, BoE Looks Through Inflation \| Exchange Rates UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72231-goldman-sachs-weak-british-pound-means-weaker-consumer-boe-looks-through.md) | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2020-06-18 | [BoE Exchange Rates: Pound Sterling And FTSE 100 Plunge As BoE Expands QE But "Implies Big Slowdown In Growth Rate" \| Exchange Rates UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52867-boe-exchange-rates-pound-sterling-and-ftse-100-plunge-as-boe-expands-qe-but-and.md) | +0.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/pound-up-gilts-ease-after-boe-cuts-rates-flags-inflation-outlook-2024-11-07/

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