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 20 Jun 2023 by Julian Benson

GBP: British gas prices ease

UK natural gas prices fell to around 80 pence per therm in the second half of June. This comes after the price neared its two-month high of 125.3 pence on June 15.

20 Jun 2023 by Julian Benson

UK mortgage rates rise by 6%

Despite fluctuating around 0.3% yesterday, the pound-to-euro rate remains relatively unchanged from start of play Monday.

USD 19 Jun 2023 by Charles Purdy

USD: Consumer sentiment rises

On Friday, markets saw the University of Michigan consumer sentiment for the US rise to 63.9 in June, beating forecasts of 60 and marking the highest level in four months.

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EUR 19 Jun 2023 by Charles Purdy

EUR: Flash consumer confidence

This week euro-watchers will see the latest flash reading for the eurozone’s consumer confidence. In the last data release, consumer confidence in the Euro Area was confirmed at -17.4 in May.

GBP 19 Jun 2023 by Charles Purdy

GBP: Will inflation cool?

The UK’s yearly and core inflation rates are expected to cool in Wednesday morning’s data releases. The previous data showed that yearly inflation fell to 8.7, its lowest rate since March last year, as gas and electricity prices…

19 Jun 2023 by Christopher Nye

Sterling maintains euro gains from Friday’s rally

Sterling enters the week approximately 0.30% stronger against the euro after outpacing the single currency on Friday, as investors anticipated continued tightening in this week’s Bank of England (BoE) decision.

19 Jun 2023 by Julian Benson

A sterling time for the pound and overseas buyers

Temperatures in the UK neared their 2023 highs last week, as did the pound-to-euro rate which soared to highs not seen since August 2022.

USD 16 Jun 2023 by Charles Purdy

USD: Dollar suffers from Fed’s dovish turn

The US dollar lost around 1% against its major rivals including the pound and euro yesterday, stretching its losses over the past week and only bettering the Japanese yen.

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