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 31 May 2022 by Charles Purdy

GBP: Data and sterling show no clear direction

Sterling slipped against the euro yesterday while strengthening marginally against the US dollar in a choppy sort of day.

EUR 31 May 2022 by Christopher Nye

Euro strengthens as calls for ECB rate rethink grow

The dollar’s losses and the euro’s gains continued into another week. Between the two, the pound strengthened against the former and lost against the latter yesterday. On the economic front, the European Union has agreed to ban 90%…

USD 30 May 2022 by Christopher Nye

USD: Dollar weaker ahead of non-farm payrolls

The dollar is weaker against a basket of currencies this morning. This is due to a calmer global risk environment and expectations that the Federal Reserve will pause its interest rate hikes later this year.

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EUR 30 May 2022 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Inflation rate figures due this week

The euro is stronger against the dollar this morning due to recent comments from several European Central Bank officials.

GBP 30 May 2022 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Sterling stronger following cost-of-living plan

After strengthening towards the end of last week, the pound is trading around the same levels against the euro and the dollar this morning.

30 May 2022 by Christopher Nye

Pound stronger ahead of Bank Holiday

The pound strengthened against the euro and the dollar following the release of government’s cost-of-living plan last week and is trading around the same levels this morning. It’s a fairly quiet week for UK economic data releases, however,…

30 May 2022 by Charles Purdy

Sterling at risk as economy slows

It’s hard to spot any clear direction of travel for sterling right now against the euro. One hundred days into the Ukraine war, the single currency has stabilised. However, economic data from the eurozone has been generally better…

USD 27 May 2022 by Charles Purdy

USD: US economy shrinks in Q1

The dollar remains on the back foot against the pound and the euro after a busy day of US data releases yesterday. GDP figures revealed that the American economy contracted by 1.5% in the first three months of…

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