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.

31 Oct 2022 by Charles Purdy

Sterling enters interest rate week at two-month high

Sterling starts the week at its strongest for around two months against the euro and US dollar. There all similarities end, however, as against the dollar it is well below the average for the last five years whereas…

28 Oct 2022 by Julian Benson

Sterling rallies despite delays to economic plan

Yesterday the pound reached a 10-day high versus the euro after the European Central Bank (ECB) raised its interest rates by 75bps.

EUR 28 Oct 2022 by Julian Benson

EUR: Interest hikes cause euro to fall

The European Central Bank raised its interest rates by 75 basis points during its October meeting. This was in line with forecasts.

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GBP 28 Oct 2022 by Julian Benson

GBP: sterling benefits from euro loss

Sterling climbed back to its October highs following the abnormally large interest rate increase announced by the European Central Bank yesterday.

USD 28 Oct 2022 by Julian Benson

USD: Economy up in quarter three

Yesterday the US commerce department announced that the country’s GDP grew in the third quarter of 2022, following a drop in the previous period.

27 Oct 2022 by Christopher Nye

Chancellor pushes back Autumn Statement to November 17th as stormy markets subside

Britain's chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced yesterday that he will hold the long-awaited full Autumn Statement on November 17th instead of October 31st.

GBP 27 Oct 2022 by Christopher Nye

GBP: GBP/USD up as sterling moves from strength to strength

It's been a choppy week so far for the pound versus the euro, but sterling is in a better position than it was this time last week.

EUR 27 Oct 2022 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Spain’s unemployment rises

The euro starts today marginally lower than it did yesterday against the pound.

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