# Sterling's stunning rally keeps twitchy currency markets on edge

> Sterling has risen beyond most analysts' year-end target prices, a sharp recovery for the pound. The rally is attributed to the Bank of England keeping interest rates high for longer than the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.

- Date: 2024-08-29 · published 2024-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29064-sterling-s-stunning-rally-keeps-twitchy-currency-markets-on-edge
- 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 stronger pound raises the cost of dollar-priced feed ingredients for UK buyers, while a softer dollar can lift dollar-denominated grain and oilseed prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- GBPUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-03-04 | [Currency markets send a warning on the US economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66191-currency-markets-send-a-warning-on-the-us-economy.md) | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| 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 | 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 | 2025-06-27 | [Sterling keeps climbing on struggling dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24475-sterling-keeps-climbing-on-struggling-dollar.md) | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2021-02-18 | [Current US dollar rally is a bear market correction – ING — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48820-current-us-dollar-rally-is-a-bear-market-correction-ing-octa.md) | -0.3% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/sterlings-stunning-rally-keeps-twitchy-currency-markets-edge-2024-08-29/

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