FX Centre

The Currencies page gives you real time currency rates across the market, charting, historical rates and a currency converter.

The Currencies Centre allows you to pull together information from various international markets with the click of a button. You can see up to the minute FX rates across the market, or dig deeper to see historical charts, prices and trends. Click on any currency to see its rates, charts and news.

GBP:USD
GBP:USD
GBP:EUR
GBP:EUR
GBP:JPY
GBP:JPY
GBP:CHF
GBP:CHF
GBP:CAD
GBP:CAD
  • ECB pares support to Greek banks as citizens ...

    Wednesday 16 May 2012

    The European Central Bank (ECB) is increasingly refusing requests for liquidity by Greek banks, according to reports in the Dutch financial press. As a result of the ECB's stance, the banks are more dependent on support from ... Read More

  • Eurozone to become 'smaller and less imperfec...

    Wednesday 16 May 2012

    As Greece fails to form and coalition government and prepares for new elections, analysts are upping their bets for its exit from the Eurozone. Despite declarations from Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker that such an ... Read More

  • FX open: Euro falls as ECB looks on

    Wednesday 16 May 2012

    Wednesday morning saw the European session kick off with the main equity benchmark indices down by a percentage point on average, on worries over the Greek political situation. Greece’s political problems with new elections in ... Read More

  • Obama and Monti call for intensification of E...

    Wednesday 16 May 2012

    US President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti discussed the importance of driving growth in the Eurozone in a telephone conversation in preparation for the meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) this Friday and Sat ... Read More

Current Rates

Currency Mid RateBid RateAsk RateTourist Rate
GBP:USD 1.5924 1.5921 1.5928 1.544999
GBP:EUR 1.2495 1.2494 1.2496 1.220999
GBP:JPY 127.87 127.86 127.89 123.344596
GBP:CHF 1.5010 1.5008 1.5012 1.461200
GBP:CAD 1.6103 1.6100 1.6107 1.561100

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GBP:USD Historical Rates

Date Mid Rate Bid Rate Ask Rate
16-May-2012 1.5909 1.5908 1.5911
15-May-2012 1.5994 1.5992 1.5997
14-May-2012 1.6090 1.6086 1.6094
11-May-2012 1.6070 1.6068 1.6072
10-May-2012 1.6147 1.6144 1.6150

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