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The ECB's benchmark deposit rate remains at -0.5% while the main rate remains at 0%

ECB's Lagarde says bank watching euro closely

Business • 10 Sep

Sterling falls against both the dollar and the euro today

Pound hits 6-week low on Brexit fears

Business • 09 Sep

Sterling falls against both the dollar and the euro as Brexit talks are plunged into crisis

Pound falls on threat to Brexit divorce deal

Business • 07 Sep

The European Central Bank is not expected to make any major policy moves at its meeting this week

Surging euro, vanishing inflation: 5 questions for ECB

Business • 07 Sep

Sterling is being held down by Brexit-related uncertainty and warnings from the Bank of England

Sterling set for big weekly fall against the dollar

Business • 04 Sep

Sterling extended its losses today on a combination of dollar strength and weak domestic factors

Sterling extends falls due to Brexit and economy woes

Business • 03 Sep

Sterling fell against the US dollar today but was steady against the euro

Sterling drifts lower against the dollar

Business • 02 Sep

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is due to deliver a key speech tomorrow at the Jackson Hole retreat

Dollar, euro trade cautiously ahead of key Fed speech

Business • 26 Aug

Sterling slipped against the euro today on lingering concerns over Brexit

Sterling slips on euro after scant progress on talks

Business • 24 Aug

The ECB's biennial Convergence Report was published today

No prospective euro member meets accession criteria

Business • 10 Jun

Covid-19: Why the EU is haunted by the euro crisis

Analysis and Comment • 28 Mar

Sterling climbs off more than three-decade lows against the greenback

Sterling climbs off 1985 lows as markets rebound

Business • 20 Mar

Sterling has been one of several currencies to tank as investors rush to put their money in US dollars

Pound jumps after Bank of England rate cut

Business • 19 Mar

Dollar falls against the yen and euro in hectic trade today

Foreign exchange volatility surges as dollar falls

Business • 09 Mar

Sterling drops to a four and a half month low against the euro today

Sterling under pressure as Brexit talks begin

Business • 02 Mar

Currency investors are being sent to the safety of the US dollar

Euro hit as coronavirus spreads, investors buy dollars

Business • 24 Feb

Boris Johnson has said that Britain will not adhere to the European Union's rules and regulations

Pound hit by Brexit fears after Johnson's tough talk

Business • 03 Feb

Traders focusing on key Bank of England rates meeting on Thursday

Sterling steady ahead of Bank of England rate decision

Business • 27 Jan

Analysts say the pound is now being kept weak due to uncertainty around Britain's future trade relationship with the EU

Sterling holds near two-week lows

Business • 10 Jan

Sterling continues to move further away from a two-week high of $1.3284 hit on December 17

Pound erases early gains as Brexit concerns resurface

Business • 08 Jan

More than €224m in old Irish notes and more than €123m in old Irish coins is still unaccounted for

€350m worth of punts yet to be exchanged - Central Bank

Business • 06 Jan

The Purchasing Managers Index survey for Britain's services for December came in with a final reading of 50

Sterling soars, helped by business surveys, weak dollar

Business • 06 Jan

The euro and sterling rose today, while the dollar took a dip

Euro gains and sterling shines on growth hopes

Business • 31 Dec 19

Sterling slipped below $1.30 in overnight trading, the first time it did so in a fortnight

Sterling rises after bruising week of losses

Business • 20 Dec 19

Sterling had surged to above $1.35 last week on the back of the Conservative Party's win in the UK general election

Sterling falls to two-week lows on new Brexit worries

Business • 19 Dec 19

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