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 3 Nov 2022 by Julian Benson

EUR: European stocks fall

Yesterday data from Germany told us the trade surplus fell from €16.1 billion in September 2021 to €9 billion last month.

GBP 3 Nov 2022 by Julian Benson

GBP: Sterling awaits interest rate hikes

The pound remained relatively unchanged against the euro yesterday. Since then, sterling has fallen approximately 2.9% against the US dollar.

3 Nov 2022 by Julian Benson

Pound falls against US Dollar

Yesterday the pound rose ever-so-slightly against the euro but ended the day relatively unchanged. However, it was a rocky day for GBP/USD.

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USD 2 Nov 2022 by Christopher Nye

USD: Federal Reserve to decide on interest at 6pm

The Federal Reserve will decide on its latest interest rate today at 6pm UK time. The rate is expected to hit 4%.

EUR 2 Nov 2022 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Big day for PMI across the eurozone

The euro is still weaker overall against both sterling and the dollar, following the highest inflation on record.

GBP 2 Nov 2022 by Christopher Nye

GBP: sterling largely unchanged against dollar and euro

The Bank of England will announce its latest interest rate tomorrow at lunch.

2 Nov 2022 by Christopher Nye

America’s interest rate predicted to rise by 75 basis points in today’s Fed meeting

Over the course of yesterday sterling was choppy against the dollar but ended the day marginally up from where it started.

2 Nov 2022 by Charles Purdy

Planning your escape from a fiscal black hole

Sterling has been climbing relatively steadily since the depths of late September and has now surpassed the early autumn dips against the euro and dollar. It could easily be affected by whatever is decided in the Eccles Building…

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