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.

1 Sep 2023 by Julian Benson

Pressure falls on UK policymakers to bring inflation down

The pound lost 0.5% against the US dollar yesterday as a string of US data renewed the greenback’s strength. However, compared to this time last week, the pound is just under 1.0% higher. Sterling may feel pressure today…

USD 31 Aug 2023 by Julian Benson

USD: Spotlight on tomorrow’s non-farm payrolls

Tomorrow morning, US investors will receive the latest non-farm payrolls, which reflect the number of jobs in the private sector and government and is forecast to have created 180,000 jobs in August.

EUR 31 Aug 2023 by Julian Benson

EUR: French inflation higher than expected

France’s consumer price inflation rose to 4.8% year-on-year in August, up from 4.3% in July and exceeding expectations of 4.6%. This morning, economists will receive data on inflation for the Euro Area.

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GBP 31 Aug 2023 by Julian Benson

GBP: A quiet week for UK data

It’s a quiet one for UK data this week, therefore the pound’s position will be largely influenced by releases from further afield, namely weak US jobs data.

31 Aug 2023 by Julian Benson

Pound climbs against the US dollar amid lower GDP growth

The pound gained close to 0.8% against the US dollar yesterday as investors reacted to lower-than-expected jobs data from the US and Wednesday’s GDP results.

30 Aug 2023 by Julian Benson

Weak US jobs data signals pause in rate hikes

The pound made marginal movements against its major rivals yesterday as economic and political data remained light.

EUR 30 Aug 2023 by Julian Benson

EUR: Upturn in German wages builds confidence

Real wages in Germany increased 0.1% year-on-year during the second quarter of 2023, following a 2.3% decline in the first three months of the year.

USD 30 Aug 2023 by Julian Benson

USD: Weak job quits

Off the back of disappointing job openings data, the number of job quits in the US decreased by over a quarter of a million people to 3.549 million in July – the lowest reading in 28 months.

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