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.

EUR 16 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

EUR: EU to unveil green deal

The single currency weakened by around 0.5% yesterday against both GBP and EUR, this despite Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment hitting its highest reading since February 2004.

USD 16 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

USD: Fed announcement today

USD recovered around 0.5% against the Euro yesterday, despite varied economic data: a key manufacturing index leapt by 17%, well ahead of expectations, but industrial production data disappointed.

GBP 16 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Sterling regains some lost ground

Sterling stabilised yesterday, recovering around 0.5% as markets seemed to reconsider the previous week’s dramatic fall. That has continued this morning with better than expected inflation data.

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16 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

All eyes on the Fed

The US Federal Reserve will announce its interest rates decision at 7pm UK time today. Although no changes are expected and a ‘dovish’ stance is anticipated, the markets could be moved by any suggestions on future policy, especially…

16 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

UK waits for answers

Sterling bobbed gently up and down yesterday, ending the day around 0.5% up against both the euro and US dollar. It has since moved a little higher on news of a 0.2% rise in inflation in the year…

USD 15 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

USD: Dollar weakens against all except GBP

The dollar weakened slightly against EUR yesterday, continuing a roughly 1% fall across the week but a choppy performance across the month.

EUR 15 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Covid’s second wave declines

Still riding high against GBP after last week’s near 4% gain, analysts will be looking for more evidence of Europe’s economy recovery as Covid’s second wave began to decline in Spain and France.

GBP 15 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Economic data supports sterling

The government’s win in the Commons last night was widely predicted, but is only the first parliamentary hurdle for the Bill, with amendments being added further down the legislative road.

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