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 21 Jul 2021 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Pound still weak as markets fall

The pound has fallen for five days against the euro, mainly due to a drop in the markets, which has been sparked by concerns over the Delta variant.

21 Jul 2021 by Christopher Nye

Sterling still suffering against euro and dollar

The pound is still weak against the dollar this morning and has fallen for five days against the euro. This is due to concerns over the Delta variant and a fall in the global markets – a situation…

USD 20 Jul 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: Dollar profits from variant fears

The dollar had a stellar day yesterday, strengthening against all major currencies and extending its strength against commodity-backed currencies like the Canadian and Australian dollars and Norwegian krone to around 2% over the week and against sterling to…

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EUR 20 Jul 2021 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Euro makes big gains on sterling

The single currency enjoyed a broadly positive day, strengthening against all but the US dollar yesterday and extending its lead on the week to nearly 1.25% against the pound.

GBP 20 Jul 2021 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Pound hits 10-week low against euro

The pound was routed by virtually all major currencies yesterday, with losses across the week of over 1% against the euro, US dollar and Swiss franc.

20 Jul 2021 by Christopher Nye

Covid fears knock sterling to 10-week low against EUR

Global stock markets fell across the world yesterday, taking sterling down with them to its lowest point against the euro for 10 weeks and against the euro for 6 months. It wasn’t meant to be like this; with…

USD 19 Jul 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: Dollar strengthens as COVID-19 cases rise

The dollar is strong this morning, benefitting from its safe-haven status due to worries over a global rise of COVID-19 cases and the threat this could pose to economic recovery.

EUR 19 Jul 2021 by Christopher Nye

EUR: ECB press conference this week

The euro is weaker against the dollar this morning ahead of the European Central Bank’s latest decision on monetary policy, which will be announced on Thursday.

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