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.

5 Dec 2023 by Charles Purdy

Sterling stabilises against euro as gold sparkles

The pound remained stable against the euro yesterday, holding onto the significant gains it has made in the past week. Less positively against the US dollar, GBP/USD slipped by around 0.6%. There was little to excite the markets…

4 Dec 2023 by Charles Purdy

Is pound’s gain built on firm foundations?

Sterling shot upwards last week, gaining 1.2% over the week to its strongest against the euro for three months, a good 2% above the average of the past five years. The gain has been just as spectacular against…

USD 4 Dec 2023 by Jonathan Cook

USD: Consumer sentiment closely followed

USD/GBP shed some value last week, although the US dollar opened today over half a percent up on the euro.

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GBP 4 Dec 2023 by Jonathan Cook

GBP: Calm before the storm

GBP/EUR advanced by over 1.2% last week and made smaller gains on the US dollar, as markets became more strident in their view that the BoE would be the last of the three to loosen policy.

EUR 4 Dec 2023 by Jonathan Cook

EUR: Inflation fuels rates optimism

The euro was beaten back by both the US dollar and the pound in last week’s session.

GBP 4 Dec 2023 by Jonathan Cook

GBP/EUR opens week at multi-month highs

GBP/EUR climbed to its highest level in over two months last week, as sterling made gains following cooling inflation data out of the eurozone. GBP/USD began this week around 0.45% up from where it began last week after…

1 Dec 2023 by Charles Purdy

Sterling climbs higher against euro

Sterling continued its upwards trajectory against the euro yesterday, which has taken it upwards by close to 2% in the past two weeks. Against the US dollar, sterling’s recent gains were pared back sharply yesterday, but it remains…

GBP 1 Dec 2023 by Charles Purdy

GBP: Sterling hits multi-week high

Sterling gained a quarter of a percent overall yesterday against the euro, while losing close to twice that amount against the US dollar.

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