The British pound traded slightly higher at $1.30 on Friday after data showed Britain's retail sales were 4% higher pre-pandemic levels. Still, the currency remained under pressure after the Bank of England signaled it was considering negative interest rates, while the prospect of a chaotic end to the Brexit transition period in December, rising COVID-19 cases and higher unemployment added to uncertainty.

Historically, the British Pound reached an all time high of 2.86 in December of 1957. British Pound - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on September of 2020.