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Sterling has benefitted from domestic data this week more than the Euro and investors have continued to buy the British Pound to Euro exchange rate up from its recent lows. Britain’s July manufacturing PMI beat expectations today. After a brief dip to a low of 1.1145 on Monday evening, GBP/EUR recovered to above the week’s opening...

The Pound Sterling to Euro exchange rate has been able to gain around 0.2% to trend in the region of 1.1210 today. This is despite the fact that the latest UK GDP figures have shown that the economy remains on sluggish form, with only a small rise recorded after the sharp first-quarter slowdown. UK GDP Rises to 0.3% in Second Quarter;...

A combination of adverse market reaction to UK retail sales figures and hawkish comments from European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi have pushed the GBP/EUR exchange rate down to an eight-day low. The British Pound to Euro exchange rate has fallen to 1.1213 today, even though UK data was positive on the face of it and the ECB...

In disappointing news for Pound traders, the GBP EUR exchange rate has dropped to a one-week low of 1.1235. GBP EUR Rate Drops -1.2% on Lower Interest Rate Hike Hopes This decline is primarily because of trader fears about the next UK interest rate hike. Previous Bank of England (BoE) commentary has implied that a rate hike could occur...

The Pound Euro (GBP EUR) exchange rate slipped from a two-week high this morning as Germany reported a jump in factory orders in May. Euro (EUR) Advances as German Factory Orders Rebound The Euro was able to rally from a two-week low earlier this morning following the release of Germany’s latest factory orders data. According to...

As the Conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) finally agreed a confidence and supply arrangement the Pound Euro exchange rate was encouraged to trend higher. However, this sense of optimism proved remarkably short-lived as the future of the minority Conservative government is still far from guaranteed at this...

Demand for the British Pound generated yesterday by improving UK interest rate hike odds has dissipated today. The GBP/EUR exchange rate is stuck marginally below opening levels at 1.1339 today, as markets await the latest industry data from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). GBP Weakens as Haldane Rally Runs out of...

The Pound’s latest appreciation against the Euro comes on the first day of full Brexit talks. Pound Rises on Strong Start to Brexit Talks The main cause of a Pound to Euro rise today has been the news that Brexit negotiations have finally begun. The official meeting between David Davis from the UK and Michel Barnier from the EU has...

As May’s BRC like-for-like sales data proved discouraging the Pound Euro exchange rate weakened, reversing some of the week’s earlier gains. Confidence in the Pound remains somewhat limited ahead of Thursday’s general election, even though the odds continue to favour a Conservative victory. With opinion polls still pointing...

The Pound Euro (GBP EUR) exchange rate remains on the back foot this morning despite a better than expected UK Construction PMI. According to data published by IHS Markit, activity in the UK’s construction sector surged from 53.1 to 56.0 in May, easily outpacing expectations that it would slip to 52.7 and striking its best levels since...