Historical Year Data · 2003

GBP/USD (FRED Daily) in 2003

GBP/USD (FRED Daily) opened 2003 at $1.6 and closed at $1.78, a +11.69% move for the year. The high of $1.78 was reached on December 31, and the low of $1.55 on April 7.

Open

$1.6

2003-01

$1.78

251 data points

High

$1.78

Dec 31

Low

$1.55

Apr 7

Full Year Change

+11.69%

2002 Change

+11.38%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	$1.6	$1.64	$1.65	$1.6	+2.96%
Feb	$1.64	$1.57	$1.65	$1.57	-4.07%
Mar	$1.58	$1.58	$1.61	$1.56	+0.22%
Apr	$1.58	$1.6	$1.6	$1.55	+1.48%
May	$1.61	$1.64	$1.65	$1.59	+1.80%
Jun	$1.64	$1.65	$1.68	$1.63	+0.96%
Jul	$1.66	$1.61	$1.67	$1.59	-3.22%
Aug	$1.6	$1.58	$1.62	$1.57	-1.70%
Sep	$1.57	$1.66	$1.66	$1.57	+5.59%
Oct	$1.67	$1.7	$1.7	$1.66	+1.73%
Nov	$1.68	$1.72	$1.72	$1.67	+2.58%
Dec	$1.72	$1.78	$1.78	$1.72	+3.68%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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