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 5 Apr 2022 by Charles Purdy

GBP: Pound makes big gains on euro weakness

Sterling recovered strongly against the single currency yesterday, while falling against the Australian and Canadian dollars and remaining stable against USD.

EUR 5 Apr 2022 by Charles Purdy

Euro strength dissipates along with hopes of peace

Sterling climbed sharply against the euro yesterday, while oscillating between fairly tight margins against the US dollar. It was a quiet start of the week for data in the UK, but a report from PwC found that the…

USD 4 Apr 2022 by Charles Purdy

USD: FOMC meeting minutes on Wednesday

This week, several Federal Reserve officials will speak before the FOMC meeting minutes, which will be released on Wednesday.

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EUR 4 Apr 2022 by Charles Purdy

EUR: Euro suffering due to possibility of increased sanctions

The euro is weaker against the pound and the dollar this morning due to news of more possible Russian sanctions.

GBP 4 Apr 2022 by Charles Purdy

GBP: UK consumer confidence low

Data released this morning revealed that UK consumer confidence has shown the biggest decline since the 2008 financial crisis.

4 Apr 2022 by Charles Purdy

Pound stronger due to potential sanctions

The pound is stronger against the euro this morning. This is largely due to the possibility that the EU will increase its sanctions on Russia this week, which is weighing on the single currency. Both the French President…

4 Apr 2022 by Charles Purdy

Pound remains unsteady

Last week was one in which the pound started at over €1.20, crashed by over 2% to below €1.175 over the course of three days and then settled at halfway between the two. There was even a brief…

GBP 1 Apr 2022 by Charles Purdy

GBP: UK GDP data beats expectations

The pound has regained some strength against both the euro and the dollar following better-than-expected GDP data and poor eurozone data. The economic growth was largely driven by healthcare and social work activities.

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