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 20 Sep 2021 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Volatility ahead due to BoE meeting?

The pound is still trading around key levels against the euro and the dollar this morning ahead of the Bank of England’s latest monetary policy meeting, which is due to take place on Thursday.

20 Sep 2021 by Christopher Nye

Markets look to central bank meetings this week

Both the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve are due to hold their monetary policy meetings this week and all attention will be on comments from officials on both sides of the pond. Whilst no major announcements…

20 Sep 2021 by Christopher Nye

Sterling starts week on the slide

Sterling has started this week sliding against the euro and US dollar but remains – for now – around 0.5% higher than this time in August against both. Last week was a fascinating one for data, with UK…

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EUR 17 Sep 2021 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Markets await inflation figures

The euro has gained back a little strength against the dollar as markets wait for inflation figures later this morning.

GBP 17 Sep 2021 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Retail sales disappoint

The pound is trading mostly around the same levels against the euro but has weakened against the dollar after disappointing retail sales data this morning.

17 Sep 2021 by Christopher Nye

Retail sales fall for fourth consecutive month

The pound is trading mostly around the same levels against the euro but has weakened against the dollar after upbeat US data yesterday and disappointing UK retail sales data this morning. Retail sales fell for the fourth month…

USD 17 Sep 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: Dollar strengthens after upbeat retail sales data

The dollar is still strong this morning following forecast-beating retail sales figures yesterday.

USD 16 Sep 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: US retail sales figures due today

The dollar is still strong this morning as the markets now await the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy meeting, which is due to take place next week.

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