About the Lielbritānijas mārciņa to Japānas jena exchange rate
The GBP/JPY pair shows how many Japānas jena (JPY) one Lielbritānijas mārciņa (GBP) 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.
GBP/JPY is quoted as JPY per one GBP. At 209,40, 1 GBP equals 209,40 JPY and 1 JPY equals 0,0048 GBP. The inverse pair is JPY/GBP.
The rate moves with interest-rate differentials, inflation, growth and capital flows between the Lielbritānijas mārciņa and Japānas jena areas. Treasury teams, investors and travelers use GBP/JPY to convert prices, hedge FX risk and compare returns.
How GBP/JPY is quoted
In GBP/JPY, GBP is the base currency and JPY is the quote currency: the price is how many Japānas jena buy one Lielbritānijas mārciņa. A rise in GBP/JPY means Lielbritānijas mārciņa strengthened against Japānas jena; a fall means Lielbritānijas mārciņa weakened.
What drives the Lielbritānijas mārciņa to Japānas jena rate
The GBP/JPY rate mainly reflects the policy-rate gap, relative inflation, current-account balances and risk appetite between the Lielbritānijas mārciņa and Japānas jena economies. CPI, employment, GDP surprises and central-bank decisions typically cause the largest daily moves.