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.

USD 28 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: Respite for dollar ahead of consumer expenditure data

The dollar continues to suffer against the euro and sterling overall, but had some respite yesterday, gaining from higher US Treasury yields.

EUR 28 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

EUR: France in recession

Yesterday, while losing against the pound due to the aforementioned interest rate comments, the single currency spent the day chopping and changing against the US dollar. It retains its overall strength though, very close to a five-month high…

GBP 28 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

GBP: pound strengthens on interest rate comments

In a quiet week for data, it was comments on the potential for interest rate rises by the normally dovish Gertjan Vlieghe that moved the pound strongly upwards yesterday. As he prepares to leave the MPC this August,…

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28 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

Pound boosted by interest rate hopes

The pound strengthened across the board yesterday afternoon, following comments by Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Gertjan Vlieghe that UK interest rates could rise earlier than expected if the economy picks up faster than the…

EUR 27 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

EUR: ECB speeches later today

The euro is weaker this morning after losing gains it made during the day yesterday. There are signs of economic recovery in France after business confidence surged in May. In Germany, GfK Consumer Confidence also increased.

GBP 27 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Government faces harsh criticism from Cummings

The pound has strengthened slightly this morning but is still struggling to gain substantial ground against both the euro and the dollar. Comments made by the Prime Minister’s former adviser Dominic Cummings and a lack of UK data…

27 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

Pound struggles after Cummings comments

The pound is still struggling against the euro and the dollar this morning after the UK government faced harsh criticism from the Prime Minister’s former advisor Dominic Cummings over its handling of the pandemic. Eurozone economic recovery appears…

USD 27 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: Markets await key data releases

The dollar has recovered slightly this morning as the euro fails to see any boost from falling Covid-19 cases. Initial jobless claims will be released later today, as well as a number of other key data releases.

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