British Pound Sterling (GBP)

News: British Pound Sterling

• Christie's Jewelry Sales +41% - DIAMONDS.NET (3 February 2012, 4:58 pm)
• UK PMI Provides A Boost to Risk FX Ahead of NFP - NASDAQ (3 February 2012, 10:38 am)
• GBP/USD Heading Up On The One Hour Chart - Int'l Business Times (3 February 2012, 9:05 am)

Reports & Events: British Pound Sterling

• News Release - Publication date of 2011 Q4 'Project Merlin' lending data (2 February 2012, 3:40 pm)
• The Bank Return - Figures for cob 1 February 2012 (2 February 2012, 3:00 pm)
• Introductory remarks by Paul Tucker at the book launch for 'Investing in Change: The Reform of Europe's Financial Markets' (1 February 2012, 7:00 pm)

Discussions: British Pound Sterling

• Venice replies to: The Really Useless Thread - Forex Factory (3 February 2012, 9:04 pm)
• werido replies to: EUR/CHF - Forex Factory (3 February 2012, 9:03 pm)
• Venice replies to: The Really Useless Thread - Forex Factory (3 February 2012, 9:02 pm)

Videos: British Pound Sterling

About the British Pound Sterling

The British “pound” (plural: pounds) is the official currency used in the United Kingdom and in Tristan da Cunha, and alongside local currencies in the British territories of the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Saint Helena and Ascension, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Its official currency code is “GBP” and it is symbolized by an “£”. The primary denominations include 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 pence coins; 1 and 2 pound coins (1 pound = 100 pence); and 5, 10, 20, and 50 pound paper bank notes. In the United Kingdom, decimal numbers are denoted using a point (e.g. 1.50). The pound has a floated exchange rate and the aforementioned British territories peg the value of their local currencies to it.

Central Bank: Bank of England