- Learn more about the future of GBP/SGD in the GBP/SGD forecast
- See the current exchange rate of the GBP/SGD on the GBP/SGD Live rates page
The GBP/SGD currency pair experiences considerable volatility on the release of important economic events from the UK and Singapore, including GDP, employment, inflation, trade balance, business confidence, industrial production, PPI, exports and retail sales.
Both the GBP and the SGD see changes in their value whenever the Bank of England (BOE) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announce any changes to their monetary policies or interest rates. For instance, a decision to hike interest rates or a tightening of the monetary policy by the BOE causes the GBP to strengthen, turning this forex pair bullish, and vice versa.
The GBP/SGD currency pair sees maximum volatility during the Asian and European trading sessions, when most of the market moving news from Singapore and the UK release. Forex traders should consider entering into trades in this pair between 11:00 PM and 04:00 PM GMT.