British Pound trades lower ahead of UK budget announcement

FXStreet28 October 2026, 10:53 UTCUnited Kingdom

The British Pound (GBP) is down 0.17% at around 209.70 against the Japanese Yen (JPY) during the European trading session on Wednesday. The cross is under pressure as the British currency weakens ahead of the United Kingdom (UK) Autumn Forecast Statement.

Read the full story at FXStreet Open in the live monitor

Related discussion groups

No group discusses this yet. Start a discussion group and attach this story.

More news about United Kingdom

Sterling steadies, gilts tick up following Healey’s UK BudgetInvesting.com28 October 2026, 13:22 UTCUnited Kingdom
Russell Brand blijft aanklachten ontkennen: ik ben onschuldigRTL Nieuws28 October 2026, 13:14 UTCUnited KingdomRussell Brand heeft tijdens zijn zedenproces in Londen alle zeven aanklachten, waaronder meerdere verkrachtingen, tegen hem opnieuw ontkend. Hij benadrukte onschuldig te zijn. De komiek en acteur i...
UK Chancellor Healey delivers budget to deal with 'global economic storms'The National28 October 2026, 13:13 UTCUnited KingdomEconomic data
El incómodo momento que vivió una leyenda del fútbol por la consulta de un periodista durante la gala del Balón de OroInfobae Americas28 October 2026, 13:10 UTCUnited KingdomEl ex futbolista Michael Owen fue uno de los protagonistas de la alfombra roja durante el evento en Londres
🏴‍☠️ Aurora has just published a new victim : EWM GroupRansomware.live28 October 2026, 13:00 UTCUnited Kingdom[fashion] EWM Group — the parent group behind Bonmarché, Edinburgh Woollen Mill, and Peacocks, three of the UK's best-known value fashion chains. The exposed material includes: 503,878 loyalty prog...
Healey Says UK Sees ‘Global Economic Storms’ in First BudgetBloomberg Politics28 October 2026, 12:49 UTCUnited KingdomGovernment leadersChancellor of the Exchequer John Healey pledged fiscal discipline in the face of harsh global economic conditions as he delivered the first budget of Andy Burnham’s new Labour administration.
Orca Energy Group Announces UK Employee Redundancy Process and Change to the Board of DirectorsFinancial Post28 October 2026, 12:49 UTCUnited KingdomTORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Oct. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orca Energy Group Inc. (“Orca” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: ORC.A, ORC.B) announces the redundancy process for the Company’s employees...
Virgil van Dijk optimistisch voor kraker met gevaarlijk Chelsea: ’Hiervoor leven we bij Liverpool’De Telegraaf28 October 2026, 12:46 UTCUnited KingdomLiverpool zit na een reeks overwinningen in wat rustiger vaarwater, maar de sfeer kan na een nederlaag zomaar weer omslaan. Zo wacht woensdagavond voor eigen publiek een pittig duel met Chelsea in...