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.

EUR 11 Jan 2024 by Jonathan Cook

Euro climbs as ECB hints at recession

The euro made modest gains – 0.4% against the US dollar and around half that against the pound – in yesterday's session. GBP/USD rose by around a third of a per cent although there was an absence of…

10 Jan 2024 by Charles Purdy

Markets wait for data (but you don’t have to)

While sterling has had a slightly negative start to the week against the euro, it retains most of its gains from last week and is still 1% up on where it started the year. As mentioned on Monday,…

EUR 10 Jan 2024 by Jonathan Cook

EUR: Job market still strong

EUR/USD fell by around a third of a per cent yesterday, while GBP/EUR was essentially unchanged.

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GBP 10 Jan 2024 by Jonathan Cook

GBP: Will growth rebound?

Sterling lost around half a cent against the US dollar yesterday but traded flat against the euro.

USD 10 Jan 2024 by Jonathan Cook

USD: Bigger fish to fry

The US dollar made up much of the value it lost to the pound and the euro on Monday.

EUR 10 Jan 2024 by Jonathan Cook

EUR/USD falls despite decline in European unemployment

The US dollar pared back some of Monday’s losses in yesterday’s trading, gaining ground over the pound and the euro.

9 Jan 2024 by Jonathan Cook

Pound and euro surge versus US dollar

Yesterday was a good day for major European currencies, with both the pound and the euro making ground against the US dollar.

GBP 9 Jan 2024 by Jonathan Cook

GBP: National insurance discount

Sterling had a good time of it against the US dollar yesterday, but had to fight hard to end around parity against the euro.

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