The long story short is UK election, market likes GBP ... for the longer version, read from the bottom up for the chronological order.

  • Cable: What happens next after the flash jump?
  • Can the EURGBP hold 0.8354?
  • All over in less than 20-seconds. An up-close view of the cable flash move
  • It is about the shorts in GBPUSD. They continue to get squeezed.
  • Flash un-crash: Cable explodes higher as shorts capitulate
  • Cable hits six-month high as December high gives way
  • What happens if/when cable breaks the December high
  • Why the UK election call is boosting the pound
  • A snapshot of the markets as London traders exit
  • Whoohoo! The first UK election poll is out
  • UK Lib Dems unsurprisingly go anti-Brexit in election campaign message
  • On and on the pound doth go
  • Forex technical analysis: EURGBP stepping lower
  • Forex technical analysis: The GBPUSD technical roadmap
  • There goes 1.2700 in cable
  • UK election is a game changer for the pound says Deutsche Bank
  • What next for GBPUSD as it has its sights set on 1.2700?
  • The strongest and weakest currencies as NA traders enter for the day
  • EU's Tusk has a good call with UK's May
  • Forexlive European FX News wrap: Pound in focus as May calls snap election
  • UK election called - What are the GBP trading risks now?
  • Pound rallies as May turns again and calls election
  • UK's Labour party backs elections
  • Election confirmed by May
  • GBP rallies again as May speech rumours abound
  • May to call UK election - BBC Political editor