Currency Note Archive

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Currency rates fluctuate by the second and can change by up to 10% in the space of a year. On a typical overseas money transfer, that's the difference between completing on budget and needing pay thousands more. Our daily notes keep you informed on every move in GBP, EUR and USD, so you can make confident decisions about when to lock in your rate.

15 Jan 2025 by Charles Purdy

Inflation fall adds risk to pound, dollar winning streak softens

New UK inflation rate data revealed an unexpected fall to 2.5%, creating some relief for Chancellor Rachel Reeves and clearing the path for a Bank of England interest rate cut. Tuesday also saw the end to USD’s run…

USD 15 Jan 2025 by Christopher Nye

USD: Soft data stymies dollar’s rise

After a week of rampant growth for the dollar, soft PPI data saw it lose ground to the euro. Inflation data due to be published this afternoon will reveal if soft numbers were start of a trend or…

EUR 15 Jan 2025 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Euro makes gains

Buoyed by the continuing struggles of the UK government and weak PPI data out of the US, Tuesday was a good day for the euro, seeing it gain on both USD and GBP. However, Germany is expected to…

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GBP 15 Jan 2025 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Surprise inflation data out of the UK

Sterling remains cowed against the blows it’s received over the past week, though it’s found relief with lower-than-expected inflation data. If today’s German GDP figures and US inflation data are below expectations it would offer the pound a…

15 Jan 2025 by Christopher Nye

Inflation drop adds risk to sterling

USD 14 Jan 2025 by Jonathan Cook

USD: Dollar drags euro nearer parity

EUR/USD remains firmly under pressure. In fact, the US dollar moved closer to parity with the euro yesterday as central bank policy drifts even further apart.

EUR 14 Jan 2025 by Jonathan Cook

EUR: Eyes on German GDP

Germany’s full-year GDP growth report on Wednesday represents an interesting chance to measure the scale of upheaval in Europe’s largest economy. The economy shrank by 0.3% in 2023. Could a better performance give the single currency a boost?

GBP 14 Jan 2025 by Jonathan Cook

GBP: Sterling volatility likely has further to run

The calm that descended on UK markets yesterday may well prove to be fleeting. With several high-impact economic releases this week, there is a real risk that the anxiety that marked last week makes an unwelcome return.

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