October 2013 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 October 2013. For current indicative exchange rates, use the currency converter.

US Dollar Rallies Against Euro (USD/EUR) And Yen (USD/JPY)

After feeling the pressure in the three weeks since the US government entered a partial shutdown, hopes of political resolution have helped the US Dollar advance on peers like the Euro and Yen. While…

Peso (MXN) US Dollar (USD) And Canadian Dollar (CAD) Decline

With the US political impasse entering a third week, industry experts are becoming increasingly concerned for the growth prospects of nations which rely heavily on the US for trade – including neighbouring Canada and…

Exchange Rate News: Euro, Pound, Aussie, US Dollar

Pound Sterling GBP/EUR – Trading in the Region of 1.1774 An unexpected drop in UK construction output saw the Pound soften against peers like the US Dollar and Euro this morning. Although the British…

Yen Declines As Kuroda Delivers BOJ Pledge (USD/JPY)

With minutes from the most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting indicating that US lawmakers were largely in favour of trimming easing before the end of the year the Yen softened against the ‘Greenback’.…

Exchange Rate News: EUR/USD, AUD/USD, GBP/EUR, NZD/AUD

Pound Sterling GBP/EUR – Trading in the Region of 1.1805 While the Pound edged away from the three-week low recorded against the Euro yesterday ahead of the Bank of England policy meeting, the British…

Sterling Slides To Three-Week Low (GBP/USD)

For a few short weeks every piece of UK data seemed to surprise to the upside, and the nation’s economic outlook grew rosier by the day. However, today’s batch of UK figures reinforce the…

Rupee Dips As IMF Cuts India's Growth Forecast (USD/INR)

While the Rupee began the local session having recovered 11 paise against the US Dollar, the emerging market asset went on to shed gains against its North American peer. Although President Barack Obama asserted…

Exchange Rate Outlook: Pound, Euro, US Dollar, Aussie And Yen

Pound Sterling GBP/EUR – Trading in the Region of 1.1836 While the Pound began the European session trading above yesterday’s opening levels against the Euro, the GBP/EUR pairing remains under pressure ahead of this…