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 21 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: Dollar weaker after brief respite

The dollar is weaker this morning due to falling treasury yields. This comes after it strengthened towards the end of yesterday due to a drop in the global markets.

EUR 21 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

EUR: J&J to restart shipment to the EU

Johnson & Johnson will restart their shipment of vaccines to the EU after the European Medicines Agency said that the link to blood clots are very rare.

GBP 21 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Inflation rate pushed upwards by fuel prices

A series of data was released for the UK this morning, including the inflation rate for March, which came in at 0.7%.

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21 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

Pound weaker due to fall in global markets

The pound is slightly weaker this morning due to a fall in the global markets, which has come about because of rising COVID-19 cases in both India and Japan. Despite this, sterling is still trading higher against the…

21 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

Sterling’s early boost begins to slip

After a strong start, sterling has lost some momentum midweek – a pattern we have seen often over the last few weeks. Some concerns over rising global Covid cases have weighed on the pound. Nonetheless, it is still trading…

USD 20 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

USD: Dollar weakness hits two-month low

The dollar was the big loser yesterday, weakening to a near-two-month low against the euro. Against the pound, the dollar has weakened to below £0.715 for the first time since February and is close to reaching its lowest…

EUR 20 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Euro wins against USD but loses to GBP

The single currency performed well against the dollar yesterday while being outshone by sterling.

GBP 20 Apr 2021 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Sterling powers on as economy shifts through the gears

Sterling strengthened at the start of the week against almost all major currencies. Against the euro sterling rose just over 0.5% yesterday and by double that against the US dollar. Only the Norwegian krone (NOK) did better.

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