The Ukraine war and energy crisis has taken over from the coronavirus pandemic as the main theme affecting the GBP to AUD rate & forecasts.
In the first quarter the GBP/AUD exchange rate dropped on the impact of the Ukraine situation on commodity prices — this was good for AUD and bad for GBP.
Since then the pound-aussie rate has fluctuated around the 1.76 level (1 AUD = 0.56 GBP), but as we move through 2022 the prospect of more Australian interest rate rises sooner than expected could boost the Aussie dollar vs Sterling.
Date | GBP/AUD | Change | Period |
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20 Jun 2022 | 1.7573 | 0.3% ▲ | 2 Week |
05 Apr 2022 | 1.7240 | 2.2% ▲ | 3 Month |
04 Jul 2021 | 1.8397 | 4.2% ▼ | 1 Year |
05 Jul 2017 | 1.7016 | 3.6% ▲ | 5 Year |
06 Jul 2012 | 1.5159 | 16.3% ▲ | 10 Year |
09 Jul 2002 | 2.7250 | 35.3% ▼ | 20 Year |
The Sterling to Aussie exchange rate is even more volatile than usual because of the uncertainties around how the British economy will perform post-Brexit and the relative impact on the two economies of the Covid-19 pandemic and russian invasion of Ukraine.
AUD is widely expected to rise to US75¢ by the end of 2022. However along the way the Aussie is forecast to have a volatile year against a range of currencies.
The outlook for sterling looks challenging in its precarious economic environment. In June, OFX say the pound could trade against the euro between 1.19-1.16 EUR and against the USD between 1.21-1.27 USD.
The pound hit a 3-Year LOW in mid May near 1.22 against the greenback (1 USD = 0.81 GBP) — on the bleak outlook for the UK economy and after the Federal Reserve started its long anticipated increase of interest rates.
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