Canadian Dollar (CAD) and New Zealand Dollar Gains, US Dollar (USD) Softens
Pound (GBP) The Pound (GBP) is firm against the Euro (EUR) which has reached a two week low in the GBP to EUR exchange rate. With a lack of UK data publishing this week…
August 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 August 2014. For current indicative exchange rates, use the currency converter.
US Dollar (USD) Rally Pause; Euro (EUR) Depreciating; Canadian Dollar (CAD) Flops
Pound (GBP) The Pound (GBP) has made some gains versus the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, regardless of the disappointing revelation on Tuesday that the British Bankers Association (BBA) approved less mortgages than expected…
Pound (GBP) Sees Quiet Week of Data; US Dollar (USD) Firm Following Yellen
Pound (GBP) In an extremely quiet week by way of UK data releases, the Pound (GBP) is likely to fluctuate in its exchange rates dependent on its counterparts statistics. The Bank of England (BoE)…
US Dollar (USD) Dominates Exchange Rates; Pound (GBP) Softens; Euro (EUR) Firming
Pound (GBP) The Pound (GBP) has seen a tricky week with the prospect of a rally shrouding its performance in the first half of the week following slightly more hawkish remarks from the Bank…
Pound (GBP) Sees Gains from Split BOE Interest Rate Vote; US Dollar (USD) Firm
Pound (GBP) The Pound (GBP) is likely to feel the effects of the latest meeting minutes from the Bank of England (BoE) which have shown the first split vote on the prospect of interest…
US Dollar (USD) Awaiting Jackson Hole Meeting, ?Kiwi? (NZD) Flops, ?Aussie? (AUD) Strong
Pound (GBP) The Pound (GBP) has gained some strength in the currency market this week, following the remarks from Mark Carney on Sunday regarding interest rate hikes potentially occurring sooner rather than later. The…
Pound (GBP) Could Rally, Canadian Dollar (CAD) Anticipating Re-publication of Employment Figures
Pound (GBP) The Pound (GBP) could boost against other majors in the currency market today following the release of highly positive UK Gross Domestic Product figures which have surprised, jumping to 3.2% from the…
Pound (GBP) Bullish Following Carney?s Statements, Eurozone Recovery Faltering, US Dollar (USD) Strong
Pound (GBP) The Pound (GBP) has reached session highs of 1.6738 against the US Dollar on Monday, following a seemingly more hawkish Bank of England. Governor for the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has…
Exchange Rate News: Rand (ZAR) Could Fold, New Zealand Dollar (NZD) Gains After Retail Sales
Pound (GBP) The Pound (GBP) has sunk to a disappointing four-month low point in the currency market following yesterday’s Bank of England (BoE) Inflation Report. The report proved anti-climactic after it proved another unanimous…
Pound (GBP) Trading Higher Awaiting Inflation, Euro (EUR) Plummets, ?Aussie? (AUD) Stronger
Pound (GBP) The Pound (GBP) has made significant gains against the Euro (EUR) in the latter three days, and is presently trading awaiting the Bank of England’s (BoE) Inflation Report. The Inflation Report is…
?Aussie? (AUD) Gains Popularity Versus ?Kiwi? (NZD), Canadian Dollar (CAD) Softens
Pound (GBP) Tuesday has seen the publication of the British Retail Consortium Like-for-like sales, which have shown a 0.3% drop in July. This came as a disappointment as economists had forecast a rise of…
US Dollar (USD) Strong, ?Kiwi? (NZD) Could Benefit From Russia Sanctions
Pound (GBP) The Pound (GBP) is presently trading at 1.6781 versus the US Dollar (USD), after slumping in recent weeks with poor UK economic figures. Moreover the US Dollar has sprung to popularity recently…