The British pound extended its previous session's upward trading against major rivals in New York afternoon trading on Friday. The sterling climbed to fresh multi-day highs of 1.4904 against the franc, 0.8062 versus the euro and a new multi-week high of 1.5685 against the US dollar at around 2:00 pm ET.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.