Pound Mostly Steady After Weaker GDP

Pound Mostly Steady After Weaker GDP

Source: EODHD - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pound-mostly-steady-weaker-gdp-165603274.html
Published: Feb 15, 2026 11:56 AM

Preliminary British GDP for the fourth quarter was overall worse than expected and came against the backdrop of recent greater political intrigue in Britain. However, the pound didn’t show a clear ongoing direction against most major currencies in the aftermath. This article summarises the latest GDP data from Britain, then looks briefly at the charts of EURGBP and GBPJPY. After quarterly growth of 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2025, it’d be fair to say that the British economy’s recent performance has been lacklustre:United Kingdom GDP Growth Rate (%). Source: Tradingeconomics.com The dominant sector, services, was stagnant, with last quarter’s growth coming from production instead. Meanwhi...

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