# Stronger Dollar To Pound Sterling Exchange Rate As US Growth Impresses Investors

> The US dollar strengthened against sterling after US Q4 GDP was revised to 2.9%, above expectations. Markets increased bets on Federal Reserve tightening, and sterling posted its worst quarterly performance since 2015 against the dollar.

- Date: 2018-03-29 · published 2018-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66236-stronger-dollar-to-pound-sterling-exchange-rate-as-us-growth-impresses-investors
- 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 stronger dollar makes US commodities pricier for foreign buyers, which is mildly bearish for US feed exports, though this move is driven by macro data rather than grain fundamentals.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- GBPUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-10-31 | [Exchange Rates News Today: Pound Sterling Best Performer, Euro Flat, Dollar Firms As Stocks Rebound \| Exchange Rates UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62804-exchange-rates-news-today-pound-sterling-best-performer-euro-flat-dollar-firms.md) | -0.6% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2018-04-24 | [British Pound To US Dollar Exchange Rate Trends Near One-Month-Lows As UK Data Fails To Impress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65771-british-pound-to-us-dollar-exchange-rate-trends-near-one-month-lows-as-uk-data.md) | +0.4% | +2.5% |
| DXY | 2023-02-02 | [Euro, sterling dip as investors assess rate outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37536-euro-sterling-dip-as-investors-assess-rate-outlook.md) | +1.3% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2017-11-02 | [Pound sterling (GBP) plunges against the dollar (USD) and euro (EUR) as Bank hikes interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68237-pound-sterling-gbp-plunges-against-the-dollar-usd-and-euro-eur-as-bank-hikes.md) | -0.1% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2019-01-31 | [Pound-to-Dollar Outlook: GBP/USD Exchange Rate Slides As US Payrolls Beat Expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61331-pound-to-dollar-outlook-gbp-usd-exchange-rate-slides-as-us-payrolls-beat.md) | +0.1% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- exchangerates.org.uk: https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/news/21124/usdgbp-exchange-rate-news-and-currency-predictions-forecast.html

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