英镑兑美元汇率为1.348美元，低于5月26日的三年高点1.356美元，投资者正在评估增长和贸易发展。疲软的美国经济数据，包括第一季度收缩和失业救济申请人数上升，增强了人们对美联储在2026年初前两次降息的预期。市场焦点还转向了美国法院的一项裁决，该裁决阻止了特朗普总统的许多关税，给贸易政策带来了新的不确定性。在英国，商务大臣乔纳森·雷诺兹（Jonathan Reynolds）的目标是加快与美国的贸易协议，英国商品的关税削减仍在等待特朗普的签字。法院的裁决可能会影响背景，尽管其对协议的影响尚不清楚。与此同时，英国政府提出了新的规定，要求养老基金更多地投资于私人市场和当地项目，目标是275亿英镑的新投资。该计划包括汇集1.3万亿英镑的养老金资产，面临着基金经理的抵制，他们警告说，这可能与他们优先考虑客户利益的义务相冲突。

The British pound traded at $1.348, below its three-year high of $1.356 on May 26, as investors assessed growth and trade developments. Weak US economic data, including a Q1 contraction and rising jobless claims, strengthened expectations of two Fed rate cuts by early 2026. Market focus also turned to a US court ruling that blocked many of President Trump’s tariffs, creating fresh uncertainty around trade policy. In the UK, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds aims to speed up a trade deal with the US, with tariff cuts on UK goods still awaiting Trump’s sign-off. The court ruling may affect the context, though its impact on the deal remains unclear. Meanwhile, the UK government proposed new rules requiring pension funds to invest more in private markets and local projects, targeting £27.5 billion in new investments. The plan, including pooling £1.3 trillion in pension assets, faces pushback from fund managers who warn it may conflict with their duty to prioritize client interests.