United States Dollar. The United States Dollar Index or DXY measures the performance of the dollar against a basket of other currencies including EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, CHF and SEK. This page provides - United States Dollar - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. GBP USD (British Pound / US Dollar) GBPUSD, often referred to as “The Cable”, a foreign exchange term used to describe the British pound vs the US dollar, is one of the oldest traded currency pairs. In July of 1866, after an earlier failed attempt, the first reliable exchange rate between the British pound and the US dollar was transmitted between the London and New York Exchanges. Currency converter to convert from United States Dollar (USD) to British Pound Sterling (GBP) including the latest exchange rates, a chart showing the exchange rate history for the last 120-days and information about the currencies.