# The Pound-Dollar Rate Is Up for Auction Already amid Questions Over Sustainability of Rally

> The pound rose about 0.6% against the dollar on January 30 after the BoE held Bank Rate at 0.75% in a knife-edge decision. Several institutions were already selling sterling, and the article expected the gain to unwind as the dollar strengthened on safe-haven demand linked to coronavirus.

- Date: 2020-01-30 · published 2020-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55334-the-pound-dollar-rate-is-up-for-auction-already-amid-questions-over
- 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 firmer dollar lowers the local-currency cost of US commodity imports for UK buyers and weighs on dollar-denominated grain prices in sterling terms.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- GBPUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-06-20 | [US dollar to remain resilient amid the re-pricing higher in Fed's rate expectations – ING — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41145-us-dollar-to-remain-resilient-amid-the-re-pricing-higher-in-fed-s-rate.md) | -0.9% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2026-03-23 | [Pound dips against dollar amid mounting expectations of Bank of England rate increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20435-pound-dips-against-dollar-amid-mounting-expectations-of-bank-of-england-rate.md) | +0.5% | -1.8% |
| DXY | 2024-11-22 | [UBS - British pound faces dollar dominance amid inflation and BoE rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27648-ubs-british-pound-faces-dollar-dominance-amid-inflation-and-boe-rate-cut.md) | -0.4% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2023-09-08 | [Why the US Fed's interest rate pause is a win for dollar bulls \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34010-why-the-us-fed-s-interest-rate-pause-is-a-win-for-dollar-bulls-the-national.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2019-07-31 | [Dollar up, stocks tumble after Fed rate outlook as pound stalls \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58020-dollar-up-stocks-tumble-after-fed-rate-outlook-as-pound-stalls-malay-mail.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- poundsterlinglive.com: https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/usd/12722-pound-dollar-rate-offered-at-auction-amid-questions-over-sustainability-of-rally

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