# Sterling today: Pound flat as BoE hikes 25 bps, dollar steadies before payrolls

> Sterling was little changed after the Bank of England raised the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 4% on an 8-1 vote, a more hawkish split than expected. The DXY held near 101.5 ahead of US payrolls, and sterling rose 0.01% to $1.3472.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T15:09:37.559Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81947-sterling-today-pound-flat-as-boe-hikes-25-bps-dollar-steadies-before-payrolls
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Currency moves here are small and mostly reflect the dollar's post-midterm correction rather than UK fundamentals. For feed buyers the relevance is limited to any dollar-driven price effects on imported commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-03-31 | [Pound steadies against dollar as US trade tariffs loom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25831-pound-steadies-against-dollar-as-us-trade-tariffs-loom.md) | -0.5% | -2.8% |
| DXY | 2022-02-24 | [Sterling falls below $1.36 as BoE tries to cool rate-hike bets \| Euronews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42939-sterling-falls-below-1-36-as-boe-tries-to-cool-rate-hike-bets-euronews.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2026-04-29 | [Canadian dollar steadies as oil lifts BoC rate hike bets - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19934-canadian-dollar-steadies-as-oil-lifts-boc-rate-hike-bets-the-globe-and-mail.md) | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2019-03-06 | [Exchange & Interest Rate Forecasts For Euro, Dollar And Pound Sterling: ING](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60348-exchange-and-amp-interest-rate-forecasts-for-euro-dollar-and-pound-sterling-ing.md) | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2018-07-31 | [British Pound US Dollar X-Rate Forecast Warning: No BoE Hike Would Crush GBP/USD To 1.28](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64275-british-pound-us-dollar-x-rate-forecast-warning-no-boe-hike-would-crush-gbp-usd.md) | +0.6% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- finance.yahoo.com: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/currencies/articles/sterling-today-pound-flat-boe-114216404.html?.tsrc=rss

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