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 15 Feb 2023 by Julian Benson

GBP: Positive wage growth data

Yesterday morning employment change data revealed that the number of people in work in the UK grew by 74,000 in the three months to December.

EUR 15 Feb 2023 by Julian Benson

EUR: Employment boosted in Euro Area

The number of people employed in the Euro Area rose by 0.4% on the quarter in the last three months of 2022, according to yesterday’s results.

USD 15 Feb 2023 by Julian Benson

USD: Stocks wave following US inflation data

After briefly crossing into negative territory, US stock index futures ended slightly higher yesterday following a 0.5% rise in inflation since January.

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USD 14 Feb 2023 by Christopher Nye

USD: Inflation predicted to slow

Dollar-watchers will be watching closely for the latest inflation data today. Markets predict that the annual rate in the US is likely to slow.

EUR 14 Feb 2023 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Euro remains weaker against sterling

On Monday, the euro hovered close to the nine-month high touched last week. The single currency was kept afloat by Hawkish noises from the ECB.

GBP 14 Feb 2023 by Christopher Nye

GBP: GBP/EUR still strong

Sterling remained close to its weakest levels since January 6th yesterday as investors digested last Friday’s GDP data.

14 Feb 2023 by Christopher Nye

UK employment surges above market expectations

We've just seen the latest employment change data for the UK this morning. It has revealed that the number of people in work grew by 74,000 in the three months to December 2022.

USD 13 Feb 2023 by Christopher Nye

USD: Dollar maintains last week’s gains

Investors have a wealth of key economic data releases to watch in the US this week — all which could impact the dollar's performance against its competitors.

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