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Despite today's fall, the euro has traded within a broad $1.21-1.25 range for much of this year

Both euro and sterling weaken today

Business / 20 Apr

Broad dollar weakness on uncertainty over US trade policy was also a contributor to sterling's strength

Sterling at highest level against euro since May 2017

Business / 17 Apr

The ECB has so far moved by increments to dial back support for the euro zone economy

ECB frets over euro strength, trade war risk - minutes

Business / 12 Apr

The Chinese move is the first step towards a full blown legal challenge of the US tariffs

China launches WTO challenge against US tariffs

Business / 05 Apr

The prospect of a global trade conflict has weighed on the dollar

Dollar pinned at 1-week lows as trade war concerns grow

Business / 14 Mar

Sterling gains after media reports said the European Parliament would call for giving Britain 'privileged' single market access

Sterling up on Brexit 'flexibility' report

Business / 20 Feb

The euro slipped again today, bringing weekly losses to 1.7%

Euro set for worst week since 2016

Business / 09 Feb

Sterling is now at its lowest since mid-January against the dollar

Sterling slides after EU's Barnier warns on Brexit deal

Business / 09 Feb

Sterling rallied more than 1% against the euro today to hit a one-week high of 87.32 pence

Sterling jumps after BoE comments on rates

Business / 08 Feb

The euro surged to $1.2538, its highest level since December 2014, at on stage today

Euro above $1.25 for first time since December 2014

Business / 25 Jan

Exchange rate shifts are a mere side effect and not the objective of the ECB's policies, Mario Draghi has said

Euro moves a side effect of ECB policy - Draghi

Business / 24 Jan

The European Central Bank holds a key meeting this week

Five questions for the European Central Bank

Business / 22 Jan

The euro is up more than 2% this year after gaining more than 10% against the dollar last year

Euro nears recent three-year high on dollar weakness

Business / 22 Jan

The euro had its best three day performance in nearly two years in the last few days

Euro falls from three-year high on ECB doubts

Business / 16 Jan

The euro was up 0.5% at $1.2258 this afternoon after hitting a high of almost $1.23

Euro hits 3-year high as Europe leads global optimism

Business / 15 Jan

Euro gains come on the back of German news and minutes from the last ECB meeting

Euro surges above $1.21 to three year high

Business / 12 Jan

The currency hit a four-month high of $1.2081 yesterday, marking a gain of roughly 3% from a mid-December trough

Euro takes breather after rally; dollar holds steady

Business / 03 Jan

At 8.30am Irish time euro was up 0.28% on the day at $1.2045, after having surged 14% in 2017 for its best annual performance since 2003

Dollar on defensive at start of 2018

Business / 02 Jan

At the end of August the euro had been as high as 92.6 pence, well ahead of the pre-Brexit exchange rate of 76.5 pence

Sterling falls back after earlier gains

Brexit / 04 Dec 17

Despite recent gains, sterling is still 11% below the June 2016 level of $1.5022

Brexit hopes propel sterling to two-month high

Business / 29 Nov 17

The euro managed to notch its biggest weekly performance in more than two months last week

Euro sits at 2 month highs as China stocks selloff eyed

Business / 27 Nov 17

Shortly before 11am the euro had gained 0.12% against the dollar to stand at $1.1751

Growth expectations push euro up for second day

Business / 22 Nov 17

German stocks led the move downward, with the country's main DAX index down by over 0.2%, pulling the main pan-European broader Euro STOXX 600 index lower by a similar amount

European markets jarred by German coalition collapse

Business / 20 Nov 17

Sterling slipped to its lowest level in four weeks against the euro today

Sterling hits four-week low after UK jobs data

Business / 15 Nov 17

The euro is on track to post its biggest weekly loss since the fourth quarter of 2016

Euro falls again as policy divergence trades grow

Business / 27 Oct 17

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