British Pound extends three-day slide as Fed decision and UK budget loom

The British pound has extended a three-day decline against major counterparts, with the move attributed to positioning ahead of a Federal Reserve policy decision and the upcoming UK budget. The primary transmission channel is the interest rate differential: a hawkish or dovish Fed outcome shifts expectations for US yields relative to Bank of England policy, pulling capital toward or away from dollar-denominated assets. Sterling is exposed on two fronts, since the budget introduces fiscal and gilt-market uncertainty that can raise UK risk premia and weigh on the currency, while the dollar's direction depends on how the Fed's guidance is read. Traders will be watching the Fed's policy statement and the press conference tone for signals on the pace of future rate adjustments, alongside the gilt market reaction to any fiscal measures in the budget.

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