Why did GBP/USD move?
Pick any day. Barqish compares the move with a normal day, checks volume, separates the market-wide part from GBP/USD’s own part, flags key levels, and lists dated headlines from that day.
Biggest moves in the last 30 days:
GBP/USD rose 0.25% on 1 Oct 2026, closing at 1.3266.
That is close to its usual daily move of about 0.22%.
The US dollar (measured against the euro) moved +0.06% the same day. Based on how GBP/USD has moved with it over the last 90 days (correlation -0.85), about -0.06% of the move lines up with that, and +0.31% was specific to GBP/USD.
Most of this move was specific to GBP/USD, so look at its own news below.
It traded in a 0.04% range and closed in the middle after swinging both ways.
Headlines around that day
- Fed's Kashkari says inflation is still too high, pencils in one more hike this yearinvestingLive · 1 Oct, 03:13 PKT
- Watch Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari discuss the economy and monetary policyCNBC · 1 Oct, 03:00 PKT
- Trump calls for Powell to resign over Fed renovation, asks attorney general to review reportinvestingLive · 1 Oct, 01:00 PKT
Headlines are shown for context. A headline on the same day is not proof that it caused the move.
This explains what the data shows. It is not a forecast or advice. Sources: Daily FX reference bars, delayed, Publisher headlines (links go to the source).
How this works
- Normal day: the move is compared with the median daily move of the previous 90 days, and ranked against the past year.
- Market part: dollar pairs are compared with EUR/USD as a dollar gauge. Rupee pairs use reference rates and SBP data. It is an estimate, not an exact split.
- Headlines: dated headlines from publishers that mention the asset, from about six hours before the day starts to six hours after it ends (UTC). Our own archive runs from 30 September 2026; older crypto, gold and rupee days use the GDELT news index where available.
- Free and Pro: free explains the last 30 days; Pro explains any day in the full history.
Education, not financial advice. A headline on the same day is not proof of cause.