EUR: Sentiment figures due this morning
It’s a busy day for data in Europe, with economic, industrial and services sentiment figures to be released later this morning.
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Today's move
Thursday, 29 April 2021
GBP / EUR
▼ 0.03%
1.1665
A transfer of €300,000 would cost
£89 more
today than yesterday.
GBP / USD
▲ 0.22%
1.3456
A transfer of $350,000 would cost
£585 less
today than yesterday.
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GBP: Scottish parliamentary elections next week
The Scottish parliamentary elections, which take place next Thursday, could spell volatility for the pound.
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Pound stronger against dollar after Fed meeting
The pound is slightly stronger against the dollar this morning after the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy meeting yesterday. As expected, monetary policy was unchanged and Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, said that “the economy is…
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USD: Fed meeting concludes today
The dollar is slightly stronger against the euro and a basket of currencies this morning ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision today.
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EUR: German consumer confidence falls
The consumer confidence figure was released for Germany this morning, falling due to increasing infection rates in Germany and tougher restrictions.
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GBP: Positive data for the retail sector in April
The CBI distributive trades data, which measures the health of the retail sector, came in well above expectations yesterday. It jumped to its highest reading since June 2018.
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UK retail sales grow at fastest pace since 2018
The pound is trading around the same levels against both the euro and the dollar this morning, despite positive economic data released yesterday. A survey which measures the health of the UK retail sector showed that retail sales…
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What’s holding the pound back?
Over the last week or so, there has been a mixture of positive and negative news playing on the pound. The health of the UK’s retail sector was viewed as “good” for the first time this year, and…
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