GBP/USD, historically nicknamed "Cable" (from the 1850s transatlantic telegraph cable), is the exchange rate between the British Pound Sterling and the US Dollar. The UK economy is services-dominated (78% of GDP).
The Bank of England's MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) meetings — 8 per year — are GBP's primary scheduled volatility events. The quarterly Monetary Policy Report includes BoE's GDP and inflation forecasts that often move GBP significantly.
GBP is 11.9% of the DXY, so large GBP moves influence the broader DXY and therefore commodity prices. Indian IT companies with significant UK operations (TCS, Infosys, Wipro have large UK BFSI clients) also monitor GBP as a revenue translation variable.
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