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.

EUR 6 Apr 2023 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Italy construction PMI falls

The S&P global Italy construction PMI has just edged down to 47.40 in March from 48.90 in February. This points to a fourth consecutive month of contractions.

GBP 6 Apr 2023 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Sterling maintains euro and US dollar gains

The pound enters today stronger than the euro on a daily, weekly, monthly footing. Sterling I’d also in a similar position against the greenback, with weekly and monthly gains of around 1.08% and 3.57% respectively.

6 Apr 2023 by Christopher Nye

Investors will look to US for economic data this Good Friday

It has been an interesting week on the data front across the board, and a choppy week for the pound against some of its rival currencies. Sterling enters the day with weekly gains of approximately 0.45% and 1.02%…

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5 Apr 2023 by Charles Purdy

Pound leaps ahead as economies bounce back

Sterling has bounded into April with some enthusiasm, hitting its strongest since last June against the US dollar and over 13 months against the Australian dollar. The advance against the euro was rapidly pulled back but GBP/EUR is…

5 Apr 2023 by Julian Benson

Pound boosted by a weaker US dollar

Sterling gained 0.85% against the US dollar yesterday and is currently trading 1.5% higher than this time last week. It’s believed sterling’s gains are down to an ill-performing US dollar as traders are more optimistic about a brighter…

GBP 5 Apr 2023 by Julian Benson

GBP: pound hit a 10-month high

Yesterday sterling hit a 10-month high against the US dollar. It’s believed to have been fuelled by weak US data and a data-led approach to policy changes from the Bank of England.

EUR 5 Apr 2023 by Julian Benson

EUR: euro hits 8-week high against the dollar

The euro bounced back against the US dollar yesterday morning, hovering around its strongest level in two months. This comes after a 1.6% gain last month. The EUR/USD rate is currently trading close to 3% higher than it…

USD 5 Apr 2023 by Julian Benson

USD: Market watchers await balance of trade

At 1:30 pm today (UK time) market watchers will receive the latest trade deficit data for the US. The last recording came in at -$68.3 billion in January and economists expect the deficit to widen to $69bn.

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