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 August 2013. For current indicative exchange rates, use the currency converter.
Pound Sterling GBP/EUR – Trading in the Region of 1.1635 After a gauge of UK house prices surged to an almost seven-year high the Pound climbed to within touching distance of a month-high against…
With UK mortgage approvals improving in June and tomorrow’s home price data expected to show prices at a three year high, the Pound advanced on the Euro. According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders…
Pound Sterling GBP/EUR – Trading in the Region of 1.1626 Sterling put in a solid performance last week and could extend gains in the days ahead if UK data continues to trump expectations. Pound…
Commodity-driven and emerging market currencies have ended the week on a bit of a high as positive trade and industrial output data from China (the world’s second largest economy) spurred demand for higher risk…
Pound Sterling GBP/EUR – Trading in the Region of 1.1617 Prior to the release of UK construction output and trade balance figures the Pound was in line to record a 5-day gain against the…
Thailand’s Baht was able to achieve an almost four-week high against the US Dollar after appetite for higher-risk assets was boosted by better-than-forecast import/export data from China. China is one of Thailand’s biggest trading…
Pound Sterling GBP/EUR – Trading in the Region of 1.1600 After the Bank of England published its inflation report the Pound recovered from a brief dip and surged against its main rivals. As the…
Over the last eight months the Yuan has advanced by 1.8 per cent against the US Dollar. Today, with the People’s Bank of China supporting the Yuan’s reference rate, the currency achieved an almost…
Pound Sterling GBP/EUR – Trading in the Region of 1.1524 Although Sterling was able to climb against its peers yesterday in reaction to better-than-expected UK housing and industrial production data, the British currency weakened…
Although the Rupee was able to post a modest advance against the US Dollar at the beginning of the week (as the North American currency softened in response to disappointing employment figures) over the…
Pound Sterling GBP/EUR – Trading in the Region of 1.1572 Sterling could extend gains today if UK industrial production data meets or exceeds estimates for an increase of 0.7 per cent in May. Already…
After all the steps taken by the Reserve Bank of India to temper the Rupee’s volatility it was actually US data which helped the currency post its most significant advance in two-weeks. On Friday…