Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling climbs back after plummeting following UK jobs data

The pound to euro exchange rate has recovered to €1.098 after falling yesterday. It could then meet the same levels from the beginning of the week if it continues to go up. It reached highs of €1.100 earlier in the week with hopes that it could go back up. The pound then plummeted following the […]

Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling climbs BACK after disappointing Eurozone update

The exchange rate has risen to €1.108, up from €1.101 yesterday afternoon.  Sterling has begun to climb back after a thoroughly disappointing start to the week.  The UK currency was grossly impacted by an update from the Bank of England on Thursday.  Policymakers chose to keep historic low interest rates on hold at a vote […]

News wrap: Scientists explore long-lost continent, eight-year-old girl climbs Kilimanjaro and more

From an expedition to explore a long-lost eighth continent to a NASA job opening that involves protecting earth from ‘alien contamination’, here’s your wrap of adventure news that has people talking this week. Geologists this week set sail to study the submerged continent of Zealandia, of which New Zealand and New Caledonia are the only […]

Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling climbs BACK as Eurozone unemployment slides

The data did little to deliver any significant impact on the exchange rate.  TorFX currency analyst Laura Parsons said: “The GBP/EUR exchange rate closed out Monday basically unchanged from the day’s opening levels, with the pairing hovering in the region of €1.116.  “The euro was gently buffeted by a succession of domestic data but none […]

Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling climbs ahead of major Eurozone update

The exchange rate jumped to €1.119 this morning, up from €1.117 at the weekend.  Sterling has risen slightly at the opening of the week, but remains volatile to data released out of the Eurozone today.  Inflation figures for the bloc stand to impact both the pound and the euro.  If consumer price pressures note a […]

Pound to euro exchange rate – sterling climbs ahead of crucial Eurozone update

The exchange rate is buying €1.115, up from a low of €1.112 seen at the close of last week.  Sterling has climbed slightly higher after a sinking to a dismal eight-month low on Friday.  The flailing rate coincided with the start of summer school holidays, as many Britons jetted off abroad.  Some UK airports were […]

Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling climbs BACK after Theresa May’s Brexit dinner

TorFX currency analyst Laura Parsons said: “The spotlight was back on Brexit yesterday as PM Theresa May attended an EU summit dinner in Brussels.  “While the dinner wasn’t officially a chance for negotiations to progress, May did lay some of her cards on the table.  “The PM announced that three million EU nationals currently residing […]

Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling CLIMBS as UK inflation soars

The pound has this morning jumped to €1.138 after dipping to lows of €1.128 at the start of the week.  Sterling has been delivered an encouraging boost by UK inflation data released yesterday.  Cost of living came in at 2.9 per cent for May, the highest level seen since June 2013.  The figures were released […]

Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling climbs BACK as Theresa May soars in polls

GBP crept up to €1.150 yesterday afternoon before dipping slightly to €1.148 this morning.  The rate climbed from lows of €1.140 on Sunday in the wake of the London Bridge terror attack.  Sterling has been boosted by a recent poll revealing Theresa May is 11 points ahead of Jeremy Corbyn in the race to the […]

Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling climbs back as Labour closes gap in election polls

The exchange rate has crept up slightly this morning to €1.153, up from a low of €1.148 yesterday.  Sterling has continued to recover after a dismal performance last week against the euro.  Despite having a long climb before reaching monthly highs of €1.192, the pound’s upward trend shows signs of encouragement.  But as the general […]