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.

28 Nov 2022 by Charles Purdy

Sterling looks to end month on a high

Against the euro and US dollar, sterling starts the week close to its highest since August. A steady climb in the value of a currency like that of sterling since the mini-Budget – now around 13% stronger against…

USD 25 Nov 2022 by Charles Purdy

USD: Dollar’s falls bottom out as risk-off mood grows

The greenback dropped markedly yesterday while the financial markets were closed for Thanksgiving. The most obvious cause has been the relatively dovish messages coming out of the FOMC – suggesting that the pace of interest rate hikes will…

EUR 25 Nov 2022 by Charles Purdy

EUR: Euro struggles as optimism readings arrive

The euro fell against most major currencies yesterday, although most of the drops were marginal. Yesterday the Ifo Business Climate reading for Germany was better than expected at 86.3.

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GBP 25 Nov 2022 by Charles Purdy

GBP: Positivity on potential softening over EU

Sterling shrugged off Wednesday’s PMI data, which showed overall business pessimism but no worse than expected, to rise strongly against most major currencies through the middle section of the week.

25 Nov 2022 by Charles Purdy

Sterling’s positivity continues; migration rises

A stellar week for sterling has seen the pound strengthen by more than 2% against the US and Canadian dollars and close to 2% against the euro.

USD 24 Nov 2022 by Christopher Nye

USD: jobless claims on the rise

America's jobless claims rose by 17,000 to 240,000 on the week ending November 19th. This was highest number of claims since August.

EUR 24 Nov 2022 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Germany’s business sentiment expected to fall

The big data release markets will be anticipating today is Germany's Ifo business climate for November.

GBP 24 Nov 2022 by Christopher Nye

GBP: BoE to give several speeches today

Deputy governor for markets, Dave Ramsden will give the first of several BoE speeches today. Ramsden will speak at 10:45am.

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