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.

GBP 10 Oct 2023 by Charles Purdy

GBP: Pound continues recovery against euro

After a lively start to the week, sterling ended the day slightly up on the euro and US dollar and 1.5% stronger against the Chinese yuan.

10 Oct 2023 by Charles Purdy

IMF and World Bank meeting in shadow of war in Israel

The pound’s long slow recovery against the euro continued yesterday, reaching a three-week high, while a drop against the US dollar mid-morning righted itself by the end of the day. There were no major data releases yesterday, or…

USD 9 Oct 2023 by Julian Benson

USD: Non-farm payrolls boost Wall Street stocks

US stocks rallied on Friday afternoon as fresh jobs data boosted key stocks including The Dow Jones, which gained 400 points, The S&P 500 gained 1.4% and the Nasdaq rose 1.7%.

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EUR 9 Oct 2023 by Julian Benson

EUR: A quiet week for data

This week is relatively quiet for the euro zone, however as conflicts in the Middle East continue and investors seek a safe haven in the US dollar, economists will be watching the EUR/USD exchange rate closely.

GBP 9 Oct 2023 by Julian Benson

GBP: UK GDP to provide direction

Early on Thursday morning, economists expect the monthly UK GDP figures to show a 0.1% growth rate, following a 0.5% decline in July 2023, the biggest decline so far this year.

9 Oct 2023 by Julian Benson

Robust US job market dampens pound’s mood

On Friday, US non-farm payrolls surpassed market expectations of 170,000 in September with a reading of 336,000. This result gave the Federal Reserve enough fuel to keep interest rates higher for longer.

9 Oct 2023 by Charles Purdy

Busy data period starts, while oil price is cause for concern

The pound starts the week close to where it started out last week against the euro and US dollar. That is still around 10% up on last year against the dollar and a little up on the euro,…

USD 6 Oct 2023 by Charles Purdy

USD: Non-farm payrolls data today

After strengthening early yesterday the dollar weakened against the euro and sterling over the course of the day, taking USD/GBP close to 1% down from its peak on Wednesday.

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