# British Pound Rates Rise Across the Board on Irish Border Brexit Progress

> The British pound rose across the board after reports of progress on resolving the Irish border issue in Brexit talks. The article content available is largely site navigation with no further detail on levels or data.

- Date: 2018-10-19 · published 2018-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62812-british-pound-rates-rise-across-the-board-on-irish-border-brexit-progress
- Commodities: [British Pound (USD per GBP)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GBPUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger pound eases dollar-priced feed import costs for UK buyers, though the move is currency-driven rather than supply-driven.

## Read by commodity

- GBPUSD: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dailyfx.com: https://www.dailyfx.com/forex/fundamental/daily_briefing/daily_pieces/top_fx_headlines/2018/10/19/British-Pound-Rates-Rise-Across-the-Board-on-Irish-Border-Brexit-Progress.html

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