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The foreign exchange and currency blog is operated by Currencies Direct, an International money transfer specialist, to highlight important news and information about the foreign exchange market.
Recent Posts
Aussie dollar shines
Overnight comments from the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Glenn Stevens will only serve to underpin the currency. The Dollar now appears firmly on course for a stronger period after Mr Stevens agreed that the Australian economy’s...
Sterling shines
Sterling for once is the star of the show. A large Eur/Gbp sell order from a UK clearer kicked things off this morning, followed by a report in the FT that the BoE may hold back from extending its QE program as it felt the economy “was in good shap...
Getting married in Spain
Spanish law recognises both civil and religious marriages, but only through a proper channel of documentation. With its rich history, culture, colour and natural beauty, a wedding in Spain is nothing but a dream come true for many couples. Spanish la...
Sterling enjoys a brief rally
This morning, we have already had the UK employment data which was better than expected with a low claimant count reported, the lowest since May 2008. This has allowed Sterling to have a reasonably buoyant trading session so far however the data is f...
No help for sterling
Plenty of Strong Economic Data Overnight from Down Under, the Far East and the UK with differing outcomes for the respective currencies. Starting with last first, we got some very strong UK numbers with the British Retail Consortium reporting like-fo...
The pound gets pounded
Sterling again takes the lead today as the “pound gets pounded”, It`s very difficult to put a forward a case for buying Sterling at the moment when so much negativity continues to undermine it. One thing to bear in mind is only the UK and US ha...

