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.

USD 13 Jul 2023 by Julian Benson

USD: PPI expected to increase

After lunch, US producer price inflation figures are expected to increase 0.1% month-over-month in June, following a 0.3% decline in May.

EUR 13 Jul 2023 by Julian Benson

EUR: French inflation declines

The annual inflation rate in France declined to 4.5% in June 2023, from 5.1% in May. This suggests that the ECB’s hawkish stance has been somewhat successful.

GBP 13 Jul 2023 by Julian Benson

GBP: Weakest house price balance in 4 months

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) house price balance survey, which measures the gap between people seeing rises and falls in house prices, fell to -46 in June from -30 in May.

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12 Jul 2023 by Charles Purdy

Sterling remains at 2023 high

Sterling hit the high notes yesterday, reaching its strongest point against the euro since August last year. Indeed, it is stronger than a month ago, five years ago and even 1.5% stronger than 10 years ago, long before…

USD 12 Jul 2023 by Julian Benson

USD: Fed comments boost US stocks

Key US stocks the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both added 0.3% yesterday as investors welcomed comments from central bank officials suggesting that the end of rising interest rates may be in sight.

EUR 12 Jul 2023 by Julian Benson

EUR: Two-month high against the dollar

The euro strengthened to a two-month high against the US dollar yesterday despite data showing a slowdown in economic growth.

GBP 12 Jul 2023 by Julian Benson

GBP: Unemployment up, wages increase

A mixed labour report revealed the unemployment rate increased to 4% while there was an improvement in wage growth, thus adding pressure to the Bank of England to raise interest rates further.

12 Jul 2023 by Julian Benson

Pound maintains gains against the US dollar and euro

After soaring to a 15-month high against the US dollar yesterday, the pound later rose to an 11-month high against the euro, coming out on top of our three major currencies.

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