EUR: Euro up against pound and dollar
The euro is up against both the pound and the dollar this morning, as poor rate expectations from the US and poor economic releases from the UK keep both low.
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Wednesday, 5 June 2019
GBP / EUR
▼ 0.09%
1.1659
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£243 more
today than yesterday.
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▲ 0.47%
1.3349
A transfer of $350,000 would cost
£1,225 less
today than yesterday.
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