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Sterling gained on several of its rivals on Monday in response to the news that the EU repeal bill won its first Commons vote. GBP/EUR advanced to €1.1017, GBP/USD remained in the region of $1.3190, GBP/AUD hit a high of AU$1.6466, GBP/NZD fluctuated around NZ$1.840, and GBP/CAD retraced some of its gains to trade around […]

A virtually empty economic calendar for the UK left the pound on mixed form yesterday, reacting to strength or weakness in its major peers. Today the pound is declining virtually across the board. GBP/EUR is trending at €1.0918, while GBP/USD is in the region of US$1.2875. GBP/AUD has dropped to AU$1.6210, with a similar drop […]

After starting the day poorly the pound managed to make up some lost ground against several of the majors thanks to an election poll favouring a Conservative win. GBP/EUR started Monday at €1.1417 but bounced back to €1.1497, GBP/USD rebounded from $1.2869 to $1.2943, GBP/AUD fluctuated between AU$1.7211 and AU$1.7318 and GBP/NZD moved between highs […]

With the Conservative’s lead over labour falling in the latest polls, the pound edged lower as a new week of trading began. GBP/EUR hit a low of €1.1587 (down from opening levels of €1.1611), GBP/USD eased from a high of $1.3010 to $1.2973, GBP/AUD lost 0.3% to trade in the region of AU$1.7412 and GBP/NZD […]

An upbeat UK retail sales report gave the pound a boost on Thursday, but a surprising ‘flash crash’ in the evening saw GBP give up its gains. GBP/EUR fell from €1.1727 to €1.1627, GBP/USD dropped from $1.3041 to $1.2923, GBP/AUD tumbled from AU$1.7569 to AU$1.7380 and GBP/NZD fluctuated between NZ$1.8691 and NZ$1.8841. Why is the […]

Yesterday wasn’t too super for the pound, with GBP exchange rates broadly declining in the wake of the BoE’s latest interest rate decision. GBP/EUR dropped to a low of €1.1838, GBP/USD fell from $1.2944 to $1.2853, GBP/AUD edged from AU$1.7570 to AU$1.7439, GBP/NZD closed the day at NZ$1.8839 (up from a low of NZ$1.8774) and […]

Towards the end of yesterday’s European session GBP/EUR was holding above €1.1900, with GBP/USD fluctuating around $1.2950. The pound dropped against the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian dollars however, with GBP/AUD falling back to AU$1.7521 (down from a high of AU$1.7652). Although GBP/NZD tumbled from NZ$1.8813 to NZ$1.8634 ahead of the Reserve Bank of New […]

Gradual pound gains seem to be the theme of the week, with Sterling spending Tuesday sneaking its way higher against the majors. GBP/EUR advanced to a May high of €1.1921, GBP/USD tiptoed to an eight-month high of $1.2981, GBP/AUD surged from AU$1.7557 to AU$1.7649, GBP/NZD closed the day above NZ$1.8800 and GBP/CAD recovered from C$1.7673 […]

The pound managed to hold its own against the other majors at the beginning of the week despite a lack of UK news. The GBP/EUR exchange rate meandered from €1.1817 to €1.1864, GBP/USD lingered at $1.2933 (close to an eight-month high), GBP/AUD jumped to a new eight-month high of AU$1.7636 and GBP/NZD advanced to NZ$1.8800. […]

A trio of unexpectedly upbeat UK economic reports for the services, manufacturing and construction sectors left the pound pretty upbeat as markets closed for the weekend and Sterling remains close to multi-month highs. The GBP/EUR exchange rate begins this week at €1.1827 (up from this morning’s low of €1.1786), GBP/USD remains above $1.2950, GBP/AUD is […]