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 6 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Pound awaits BoE decision and meeting minutes

The pound trading at similar levels against the euro and dollar this morning, ahead of the Bank of England’s latest interest rate decision later.

6 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

All eyes on Bank of England decision

The markets are looking to the Bank of England’s latest decision on monetary policy, which is due to be announced at midday. Whilst it is thought that interest rates will be kept the same, any changes to quantitative…

USD 5 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: Yellen provides brief boost for dollar

Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, said earlier this week that interest rate hikes may be needed as the economy recovers. However, she later downplayed this comment.

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EUR 5 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

EUR: ECB Lane to speak later today

The ECB’s Chief Economist, Philip Lane, will speak later today and markets will be looking out for any comments on economic recovery in Europe.

GBP 5 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Sterling waits on BoE decision

It’s a light day for data in the UK today, so the markets will now be looking towards the Bank of England’s meeting tomorrow and local election results on Friday.

5 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

Volatility ahead for sterling?

The pound is slightly stronger against both the euro and the dollar this morning ahead of key events, which are due to take place at the end of this week. Tomorrow, the Bank of England will announce its…

5 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

Sterling strong, but vaccine advantage on the wane

Sterling has enjoyed a boost at the start of the week, which further accelerated this morning, leaving it nearly 1% up against the euro compared to this time last week. It’s slightly more patchy against other major currencies…

USD 4 May 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: Dollar declines on growth hopes

The dollar starts May well down on where we were at the start of April against the euro overall – despite a small boost today – but standing relatively still against the pound.

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