About the amerikansk dollar to britisk pund exchange rate
The USD/GBP pair shows how many britisk pund (GBP) one amerikansk dollar (USD) buys. Eulerpool publishes the live mid-market rate together with a converter, a one-year chart and conversion tables so you can value cash, invoices and investments in both currencies.
USD/GBP is quoted as GBP per one USD. At 0,7557, 1 USD equals 0,7557 GBP and 1 GBP equals 1,3233 USD. The inverse pair is GBP/USD.
The rate moves with interest-rate differentials, inflation, growth and capital flows between the amerikansk dollar and britisk pund areas. Treasury teams, investors and travelers use USD/GBP to convert prices, hedge FX risk and compare returns.
How USD/GBP is quoted
In USD/GBP, USD is the base currency and GBP is the quote currency: the price is how many britisk pund buy one amerikansk dollar. A rise in USD/GBP means amerikansk dollar strengthened against britisk pund; a fall means amerikansk dollar weakened.
What drives the amerikansk dollar to britisk pund rate
The USD/GBP rate mainly reflects the policy-rate gap, relative inflation, current-account balances and risk appetite between the amerikansk dollar and britisk pund economies. CPI, employment, GDP surprises and central-bank decisions typically cause the largest daily moves.