British Pounds Appreciate as Prime Minister Liz Truss Announced Resignation

Pounds Sterling gained against the United States Dollar and other currencies on Thursday after Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation.

The British Pound had plunged to a 37-year low within a month of her emergence as prime minister in September 2022 when Kwasi Kwarteng, the former finance minister appointed by Truss, announced a 45% unfunded tax cut.

Pounds Sterling plunged to 1.0332 against the United States Dollar on September 26, 2022 before paring losses a few days after the administration abandoned the policy following a nationwide outcry.

Two weeks later, Truss sacked Kwasi Kwarteng and appointed Jeremy Hunt from the opposition, Labour Party, to halt growing criticism from disappointed Britons grappling with a high cost of living amid low wage growth.

Earlier this week, the Consumer Price Index data showed that the inflation rate returned back to 10.1% in September, the highest in four decades and the same as July.

The parliament and the entire United Kingdom demanded answers to halt the nation’s extensive decline. With insults and poor diplomacy, Truss puts herself in an uncomfortable situation at a period when everyone was calling for a workable policy.

On Thursday, She announced her resignation. Immediately, the British Pound rebounded against the United States Dollar to 1.1296. An indication of investors welcoming her resignation.

Against the Japanese Yen, it rose to 169.74 at the time of writing. Similarly, it gained against the Swiss Franc, trading at 1.1307.