Welcome to the Pure FX account of changes in the euro exchange rate, covering the 5th to 12th of October 2012. This is intended as a brief guide to movements in the euro this week, to put you in the best position for when you exchange currencies. Latest exchange rate changes Pound to euro: 1.2439 to 1.2398 (-0.33%) Pound to US dollar: 1.6181 to 1.6038 (-0.884%) Euro to US dollar: 1.301 to 1.2936 (-0.569%) The US dollar has triumphed against the pound and euro this week, as a Eurozone agreement dating back to June to break the link between indebted banks and governments unravels. If you’re in the US and intend to emigrate to Spain or Portugal then, this means you can receive a … [Read more...] about US dollar triumphs as Eurozone bank recapitalisation agreement unravels
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Euro continues to fall on Spanish budget, Catalonia doubts
Welcome to the Pure FX account of the latest changes in the euro exchange rate, covering the 21st to 28th September 2012. This is intended as a brief guide to movements in the euro this week, to put you in the best position for when you exchange currencies. Exchange rate changes this week: GBPEUR: 1.2511 to 1.2577 (+0.528%) GBPUSD: 1.6252 to 1.6267 (+0.092%) EURUSD: 1.2987 to 1.2933 (-0.416%) So it looks like that fall in the euro that we saw last week, following the common currency’s two-month climb against the pound and US dollar, wasn’t a one-off then: this week, the euro has again lost out against its main counterparts. This currently puts the pound and greenback at a two-week … [Read more...] about Euro continues to fall on Spanish budget, Catalonia doubts
US dollar loses out after ECB unveils its rescue scheme
Welcome to the Pure FX account of the latest changes in the foreign exchange rates. This is intended as a brief guide to movements in the exchange rates this week, to put you in the best position when you exchange currencies. Exchange rate changes GBPEUR: 1.2621 to 1.2601 (-0.158%) GBPUSD: 1.5789 to 1.5939 (+0.95%) EURUSD: 1.2554 to 1.2644 (+0.717%) As you can see above, the US dollar was the biggest loser last week, shedding almost 1.00% against the UK pound and euro. This continues a trend we’ve seen since early August, when the buck started to slide against its counterparts, as expectations that the European Central Bank would act to “preserve the euro” boosted global … [Read more...] about US dollar loses out after ECB unveils its rescue scheme
Euro slides as ECB disappoints
Welcome to my account of what’s affected the euro exchange rate this week, covering the 27th July to 3rd August 2012. This is intended as a brief guide to the latest movements in the euro, to help you decide the best time for you to change currencies. Rate changes this week: Euro to pound: 0.7828 to 0.7851 (+0.294%) US dollar to pound: 0.6359 to 0.6434 (+1.179%) US dollar to euro: 0.8123 to 0.8215 (+1.133%) What’s affected the euro exchange rate this week? 1. The European Central Bank shoots and misses. As we can see here, the US dollar was the comeback kid this week, stealing more than 1.0% each from the pound and euro. What explains this revival in the buck fortunes? Well, it … [Read more...] about Euro slides as ECB disappoints