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 9 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: Fed Chair will act on “actual progress”

The US stock market opened at a record high yesterday but the dollar weakened after Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, maintained his dovish stance. Speaking yesterday, Powell said, "we are not really looking at forecasts for this purpose, we…

USD 8 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: Fed maintains cautious stance towards recovering economy

The dollar weakened yesterday after the release of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes. Officials retained their ‘dovish’ stance, maintaining a cautious approach to the US’ economic recovery.

EUR 8 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

EUR: ECB meeting minutes due today

The ECB will release the minutes of their latest meeting today, which will be watched by the markets closely. Ahead of the minutes, ECB official Klaas Knot instilled some confidence into prospects for Europe’s economic recovery yesterday.

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GBP 8 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

GBP: UK service sector grew sharply in March

PMI data released yesterday showed that the services sector grew in March due to an increase in new work for the first time in six months due to stronger client demand and forward bookings ahead of easing lockdown…

8 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

Vaccine uncertainty weighs on sterling

Sterling is still in a weaker position against the pound and the dollar this morning due to uncertainty over vaccine supplies and the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine. News yesterday revealed that the under 30s will be offered…

7 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

Buyers look for certainty as sterling slides nearly 2%

What a difference a day makes. Yesterday morning sterling reached another 13-month high against the euro but has since lost nearly 2%. A €200,000 property thus became nearly £3,000 more expensive in the space of 24 hours. You…

USD 7 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: FOMC meeting minutes released today

The dollar weakened at the beginning of this week due to a fall in bond yields. However, it is strengthening slightly this morning ahead of the release of FOMC meeting minutes.

EUR 7 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

EUR: PMI figures beat expectations

PMI data for Germany and the Eurozone was released this morning, beating expectations and showing that the services and manufacturing industries performed well in March.

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