GBP to CAD Exchange Rate

Upcoming Events for GBP and CAD

		Event	Prev.	Cons.
5h 11m Low	GBP	20-Year Treasury Gilt Auction	5.232%
6h 11m Med	GBP	CBI Industrial Trends Orders (Apr)	-29	-35
6h 11m Med	GBP	CBI Business Optimism Index (Q2)	-47	-40
8h 41m Low	CAD	Average Weekly Earnings YoY (Feb)	5.5%	5.2%
12h 11m Low	CAD	5-Year Bond Auction	2.848%
19h 12m Low	GBP	Car Production YoY (Mar)	-11.6%	-12%
19h 12m Med	GBP	Gfk Consumer Confidence (Apr)	-19	-21
1d High	GBP	Retail Sales YoY (Mar)	2.2%	1.8%
1d High	GBP	Retail Sales MoM (Mar)	1%	-0.4%
1d High	GBP	Retail Sales ex Fuel YoY (Mar)	2.2%	2.3%

BOE and BOC Interest Rates

Country	Central Bank	Current Rate	Previous Rate	Next Meeting
United Kingdom	Bank of England	4.5%	4.5%	14 days
Canada	Bank of Canada	2.75%	2.75%	41 days

Following a series of interest rate cuts over the past several months, the Bank of Canada on Wednesday announced its widely expected decision to leave interest rates unchanged. The Bank of Canada said it decided to maintain its target for the overnight rate at 2.75 percent, with the Bank Rate at 3 percent and the deposit rate at 2.70 percent.

RTTNews | 7 days ago

UK Inflation Slows To 2.6%

UK consumer price inflation weakened more than expected to a three-month low in March ahead of an increase in energy bills in April, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. Consumer prices registered an annual growth of 2.6 percent, slower than the 2.8 percent increase in February. Prices were forecast to climb 2.7 percent.

RTTNews | 7 days ago

UK Job Market Remains Strong

The UK labor market remained strong in the three months to February, ahead of rise in payroll taxes and new trade tariffs, data from the Office for National Statistics revealed Tuesday. Annual growth in employees' earnings excluding bonuses was 5.9 percent in the December to February period.

RTTNews | 8 days ago

UK GDP Growth Rebounds In February

The UK economy expanded at a solid pace in February with increases in all main sectors but recent trade tariffs announced by the US administration cast shadow over recovery prospects. Real gross domestic product grew 0.5 percent from the previous month following a nil growth in January, data from the Office for National Statistics revealed Friday. GDP was expected to climb 0.1 percent.

RTTNews | 12 days ago