# GBP/USD: Will A Deluge Of US Data Pull Dollar Lower vs. Pound? - Currency Live

> The pound hit a high of $1.3121 after weaker US inflation data, following a Bank of England decision to hold rates and Governor Carney's warning on a no-deal Brexit. Analysts said a deal looked slightly more likely than weeks earlier.

- Date: 2018-09-14 · published 2018-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63287-gbp-usd-will-a-deluge-of-us-data-pull-dollar-lower-vs-pound-currency-live
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Currency moves on US inflation and Brexit risk shift the dollar's broad value, which can affect dollar-denominated commodity prices. The effect on feed markets is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

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| DXY | 2023-05-22 | [Daily FX 22.05.23: US Debt-Ceiling Talks, EUR/USD Direction Key To Pound Vs Euro, Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36197-daily-fx-22-05-23-us-debt-ceiling-talks-eur-usd-direction-key-to-pound-vs-euro.md) | +0.7% | -0.7% |
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| DXY | 2023-01-31 | [GBP/USD plunged below 1.2300 post US data amidst a buoyant USD — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38022-gbp-usd-plunged-below-1-2300-post-us-data-amidst-a-buoyant-usd-octa.md) | +1.4% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- currencylive.com: https://currencylive.com/news/100644-gbp-usd-us-economic-data/

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