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Pound Hits Strongest Level Since Brexit Vote on BOE Hike Expectations

The pound reaches its highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum, driven by resilient UK economic data and expectations for Bank of England interest-rate hikes.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 4 Nov 2026 · updated 1h ago

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 4 Nov 2026. BBC Business published first, on 4 November at 21:35 UTC; Bloomberg Markets followed 12h 29m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian, appeared on 5 November at 11:14 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), BBC Business.

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  1. Pound hits highest level since its crash after 2016 Brexit vote The Guardian ·
  2. Pound Gauge Hits Strongest Since Brexit Vote on Likely BOE Hike Bloomberg Markets ·
  3. Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum BBC Business

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