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.

23 Mar 2022 by Charles Purdy

UK inflation soars to a 30-year high

After surging yesterday afternoon, the pound is still strong against the euro and the dollar this morning. UK inflation figures for February were released earlier today, coming in above expectations and soaring to a 30 year high. Rising…

23 Mar 2022 by Christopher Nye

Inflation puts even bigger dent in savings

Sterling recovered significantly this week, returning to the levels of the start of the month against the euro, although it has dipped somewhat this morning. The first of the potential financial shocks of the week has been and…

USD 22 Mar 2022 by Charles Purdy

USD: Dollar strengthens across the board

The dollar had a positive day yesterday, strengthening against all of its major rivals by as much as 0.7% and recovering from the losses it made around the Fed’s interest rate decision last week.

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EUR 22 Mar 2022 by Charles Purdy

EUR: Euro weakens in quiet period for data

The euro weakened against both US dollar and pound sterling yesterday and early this morning. Indeed it has fallen steadily against most of its major rivals apart from the Japanese yen over the past week.

GBP 22 Mar 2022 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Inflation and Budget could prompt market movement

With the pound recovering against the euro but equivocal against the US dollar (indeed, all of its major dollar rivals), market movement is likely tomorrow when the inflation figures for February are released.

22 Mar 2022 by Charles Purdy

Sterling reaches two-week high against euro

The pound has been climbing steadily since last week when the Bank of England’s split decision (1 to 8) on raising interest rates sent the markets into a tail spin. Against the US dollar things have been a…

USD 21 Mar 2022 by Charles Purdy

USD: Speeches expected from Powell and Fed officials

The dollar is trading in tight ranges against the pound and the euro this morning ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, later today.

EUR 21 Mar 2022 by Charles Purdy

EUR: ECB officials to comment on economic outlook this week

The euro is steady against the dollar this morning ahead of a speech from President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, later today and throughout the week.

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