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.

11 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

Pound suffers as Brexit woes continue

The pound weakened further yesterday and is still weak this morning as concerns over the state of Brexit negotiations continue. The EU said yesterday that it will take legal action if the UK doesn’t drop the new legislation…

EUR 10 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

EUR: ECB expected to keep rates on hold

The euro is strong ahead of the ECB's monetary policy meeting and press conference today, where they are expected to comment on the outlook for the European economy.

GBP 10 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

GBP: Brexit continues to impact pound

The Prime Minister defended the new ‘Internal Markets Bill’ in Parliament yesterday, which seeks to change parts of the Withdrawal Agreement and breaks international law.

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10 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

ECB monetary policy meeting today

The European Central Bank will hold their latest monetary policy meeting today. Whilst interest rates are expected to be kept on hold, it’s thought that discussion will centre around economic projections and concerns over the rising euro, which…

USD 10 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

USD: Jobless claims data to be released today

Initial jobless claims data will come in for the US today, and the figure is predicted to come in lower that the reading from last month.

9 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

How you can deal with a 3% weaker sterling

This week’s fall in sterling wasn’t entirely surprising, but being forewarned doesn’t make it easier if you have a large trade in the offing. This could just be a pre-shock. Remember when Boris Johnson was saying that a…

USD 9 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

USD: Dollar rises as Trump calls for ‘decoupling’ from China

Tensions between the US and China have been sparked by President Trump. Trump has declared that, if re-elected, he wants to US to ‘decouple’ from China, sparking concerns over the future of the US economy.

EUR 9 Sep 2020 by Christopher Nye

EUR: GDP figures released for the Euro Area

GDP data released for the Euro Area yesterday revealed that economy shrank 11.8% on quarter in the three months to June of 2020, slightly less than initial estimates of a 12.1% fall.

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