sterling
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Such a scenario would likely push gilt yields even higher and weaken sterling, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
U.K. government-bond yields fell, while sterling rose Friday after Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed he would stay in his post even as his Labour Party had heavy losses in local elections, according to early results.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
He wasn’t going to further stain his sterling 42-13 close-out record.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
He said the strength of sterling showed that this issue was not about the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
He was a man of business, and I suspected he would not like losing the ten pounds sterling he had invested in me.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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