At the time of writing the pair is currently trading at around $1.7550.
Pound (GBP) Muted as Bank of England Holds Interest Rates
The Pound was muted against the Canadian Dollar today following on from Thursday’s Bank of England (BoE) February policy decision.
As expected, the bank left rates unchanged at 0.1% and lowered its 2021 Q1 growth forecasts.
The more upbeat news for investors, however, was the downplaying of potential negative interest rates. Although banks were told to prepare for the possibility of negative rates within six months, the BoE clarified they were not imminent.
There was positive coronavirus news coming from the UK, as the R value has fallen to 0.7-1 across the country.