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.

24 May 2023 by Charles Purdy

Inflation data boosts pound to 2023 high

The pound surged this morning following data showing that while the headline rate of inflation has fallen to 8.7%, the underlying trend is still nowhere near where the Bank of England needs it to be for their forecast…

USD 23 May 2023 by Christopher Nye

USD: Fed’s Waller to speak

Member of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) Board of Governors, Christopher J Wallis, is due to deliver a speech tomorrow afternoon. Economists all over will be listening out for any hawkish comments, as these could boost the US dollar.

EUR 23 May 2023 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Consumer confidence rises gently

On Monday, markets saw the latest consumer confidence indicator edge up gently to -17.4 in May 2023.

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GBP 23 May 2023 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Sterling on mixed footing

Sterling enters the day on a mixed footing against the euro and US dollar. Compared to this time last week, GBP/EUR remains somewhat unchanged but on a monthly comparison, sterling has strengthened by over two and a half…

23 May 2023 by Christopher Nye

Britain’s April borrowing figures hit second-highest on record

This morning's UK public sector net borrowing data revealed that net borrowing (excluding banks) rose to £25.6bn in April 2023, up from £13.7bn a year before.

USD 22 May 2023 by Christopher Nye

USD: Up next, durable goods orders (MoM)

Monthly durable goods orders will be one of several US key releases scheduled for release this Friday. The previous data revealed that, new orders for US manufactured durable goods rose by just over 3 per cent.

EUR 22 May 2023 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Return of Germany’s Ifo business climate

In the last data release, the indicator hit its sixth consecutive period of increase, rising by 0.4 points from a month earlier to 93.6, in April 2023.

GBP 22 May 2023 by Christopher Nye

GBP: UK yearly inflation expected to ease

Yearly inflation in the UK is expected to ease again in this Wednesday's data release by the Office for National Statistics.

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