Pound Hedging Costs Hit Five-Month High on UK Budget Risks

Bloomberg Markets21 October 2026, 09:09 UTCUnited Kingdom

The cost of hedging against swings in the pound versus the euro rose to the highest in five months as traders position for next week’s UK Budget.

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