# Sterling hits all-time low versus broadly stronger dollar | Reuters

> The British pound fell to an all-time low against the dollar on Monday as investors worried the new UK economic plan would damage public finances. The Bank of England said it was watching financial markets very closely.

- Date: 2022-09-26 · published 2022-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39829-sterling-hits-all-time-low-versus-broadly-stronger-dollar-reuters
- 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 record-weak pound and firmer dollar raise the cost of dollar-priced imports for UK feed buyers and can pressure dollar-denominated grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- GBPUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-09-16 | [Sterling slips versus stronger dollar after U.S. data beat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45309-sterling-slips-versus-stronger-dollar-after-u-s-data-beat.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2026-09-25 | [Sterling treads water at 3-month low after weekly drop on dollar rally \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17738-sterling-treads-water-at-3-month-low-after-weekly-drop-on-dollar-rally-reuters.md) | +1.0% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2026-06-29 | [Yen drops sharply versus the dollar after earlier hitting 40-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19046-yen-drops-sharply-versus-the-dollar-after-earlier-hitting-40-year-low.md) | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2024-08-30 | [Sterling steady but heads for weekly fall on dollar strength \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29065-sterling-steady-but-heads-for-weekly-fall-on-dollar-strength-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2025-10-21 | [South African rand falls on stronger dollar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22706-south-african-rand-falls-on-stronger-dollar-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/sterling-plunges-all-time-low-fiscal-plan-spurs-investor-exodus-2022-09-26/

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