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GBP: A mixed year

Sterling’s 2025 might best be categorised as up and down. Strong advances against the US dollar are slightly cancelled out by the significant falls against the euro, which emerged as the currency to beat across this year. GBP/USD: the past year               1 Min 5...


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EUR: Raising a toast

It’s champagne all round for anyone with a vested interest in euros. The single currency has had a spectacular year, strengthening by 5% against the pound and by an impressive 12% against the US dollar. GBP/EUR: the past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr 1 Day 1 Wk 1 MthFrom To...


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USD: Fed casts doubt on rapid rate cuts

The US dollar’s recent weakness was reversed on Tuesday night as some Fed governors suggested they were minded to vote for interest rate holds for some time. While opinions were split, a hawkish bias in the opinions was enough to change some minds on Wall Street and...


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Sterling bids farewell to testing 2025

Sterling bids farewell to testing 2025

Will 2025 be remembered as the year of the euro? Probably not by anyone whose profession isn’t in currency, but British people looking to buy a property in the eurozone, or moving there on a fixed income, will surely be happy that a tricky year is behind them....


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Why taxes and tariffs could drive UK prices down

The pound continued through Monday much where it left Christmas Eve against both the euro and US dollar, albeit with a few wobbles. However, this remains a strong rate by recent standards, with GBP/USD 2% up and GBP/EUR 0.5% up on this time last month. That leaves the...


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