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.

USD 1 Nov 2022 by Charles Purdy

USD: Dollar’s early gains pegged back as FOMC meets

As the Federal Reserve’s FOMC settles in for two days of meetings that will end in tomorrow’s interest rate decision, the dollar had a mixed day. It gained strongly against the euro and sterling in the early part…

EUR 1 Nov 2022 by Charles Purdy

EUR: Highest eurozone inflation on record

The single currency fell by around 1% against the dollar yesterday, but has since regained around half of those losses. Against sterling the picture was reversed, with choppy gains over the day since pared back this morning.

GBP 1 Nov 2022 by Charles Purdy

GBP: Will it be a 50 or 75 basis-point rise?

Sterling fell across the board yesterday, in a key week for central bankers at home and abroad. However it has since partially bounced back.

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EUR 1 Nov 2022 by Charles Purdy

Eurozone inflation surges as central bankers gather

Sterling lost around 0.5% against the euro but over 1% against the US dollar yesterday as global inflation raised its head again in a key week for interest rate-setters. Some of sterling’s losses have been clawed back this…

USD 31 Oct 2022 by Christopher Nye

USD: dollar still weaker than sterling and euro

The dollar is still weaker than both sterling and the euro this week following the recent recovery sterling has made in the wake of Truss’s resignation.

EUR 31 Oct 2022 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Eurozone annual inflation expected to soar

Annual GDP growth rate will be released at 11am today. This morning markets are expecting YoY GDP to come in at 2.5%.

GBP 31 Oct 2022 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Sterling at a two-month high against euro and dollar

After shooting up against the euro at lunchtime on Friday, the pound maintains those gains into this week.

31 Oct 2022 by Christopher Nye

Sterling maintains gains as markets await BoE interest rate

Newspaper allegations surfaced over the weekend claiming that former prime minister, Liz Truss’s phone was hacked by suspected Russian agents.

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