April 2014 currency news archive

Exchange rate developments and the events behind them. Each report is dated so you can see when it was published.

These reports were published in April 2014. For current indicative exchange rates, use the currency converter.

USD Tumbles after Dovish FOMC Meeting Minutes, AUD Climbs

Pound Sterling GBP/USD – Trading in the Region of 1.6766 Ahead of the Bank of England’s rate decision the Pound was holding steady against several of its most traded currency counterparts. The GBP/USD pairing…

ZAR At 2014 High, GBP Strengthens

Pound Sterling GBP/USD – Trading in the Region of 1.6710 On Tuesday the Pound strengthened against the majority of its currency rivals as industrial and manufacturing output reports for the UK trumped expectations. Sterling…

USD Holds Declines, AUD Close To Four-Month High

Pound Sterling GBP/USD – Trading in the Region of 1.6570 In a light UK news day the Pound began the local session little-changed against several of its most traded peers. Tomorrow’s UK industrial/manufacturing figures…

Volatile session in store as all eyes turn to the ECB

Pound Sterling Sterling was trading firmer against the EUR and USD after was supported by yesterdays positive Construction PMI and house price data. House prices rose for a 25th consecutive month and the UK’s…

Quiet session due for GBP in relatively quiet news day

Pound Sterling The Pound likely to see little movement today against its major peers due to a lack of domestic economic data releases. Sterling was weakened yesterday by the release of worse-than-expected manufacturing PMI…

Busy day for the market as wealth of data is due for release

Pound Sterling The Pound softened against the Euro and US Dollar on Tuesday morning as yesterday’s weaker-than-expected mortgage approval data weighed. Investors will now be looking ahead to today’s manufacturing PMI data which is…