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British Pound / US Dollar
Nicknamed "Cable" after the 19th-century transatlantic telegraph cable used to transmit its rate, it is one of the oldest and most liquid currency pairs. Quotes US dollars per British pound.
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1.3582 USD per GBP
as of 2026-08-27 · source: ECB reference rates · daily reference value, not real-time
- Symbol
- GBP/USD
- Type
- Currency
- Category
- FX major pair
- Quote currency
- USD
- Primary venue
- Global interbank FX (OTC)
- Issuer
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Approximate reference values from public sources · seed-0.4 · 2026-08-28 · not real-time. See data & methodology.
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