The pound to Canadian dollar interbank exchange rate has hit 1.7074 in the last day. This is its highest in over 21 weeks, or since June 3rd 2019. In part, this is because the opinion polls suggest that the Tories may win a majority, at the UK’s upcoming election.

The pound vs US dollar interbank exchange rate stands at 1.2943 today, its highest in over one week, or since October 22nd. In part, this is because, yesterday, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25%, to 1.5%-1.75%.

The pound vs US dollar interbank exchange rate stands at 1.2905 today, its highest in close to one week, or since Thursday 24th October. In part, this is because the UK has announced that it will hold a general election in December, which it’s hoped will be the Brexit “end game”.

The pound to euro interbank exchange rate stands at 1.1594 today at the time of writing, just 0.47% below its recent 24-week high. One factor that may influence the rate is that, today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will again try to call a general election, for early December.

The euro to the pound interbank exchange rate stands at 0.8649 today. This is just 0.43% below its 11-day high, reached last October 17th, at 0.8687. In part, this is because the EU looks set to grant the UK another three month extension to Brexit.

The euro to the pound interbank exchange rate stands at 0.8673 today, its highest in over one week, or since October 17th. In part, this is because it looks like Labour may block a UK general election, causing a Brexit stalemate.

The pound to euro interbank exchange rate stands at 1.1627 today, just -0.24% below its recent 24-week high. In part, this is because the EU looks set to grant the UK another Brexit extension very soon.

The pound to Australian dollar interbank exchange rate stands at 1.8928 today, just -0.72% below sterling’s recent 40-month high. In part, this is because it looks likely that the EU will grant the UK’s Brexit extension very soon. 

The euro to the pound interbank exchange rate has risen by +0.92% in the last day, from a low of 0.8579 yesterday up to 0.8658. In part, this is because, yesterday, MPs in the UK Parliament voted to reject UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit timetable.

The US dollar vs pound interbank exchange rate has risen by +1.11% in the past day, from a low of 0.77 yesterday to 0.7786 today at the time of writing. In part, this is because, yesterday, MPs voted to delay approving Brexit.