Today's Opening FX Rates
 

                                                                                                        

                                                                        

      % Change
      Day* End 2020
EUR/USD 1.2241   0.65 0.23
EUR/GBP 0.8624   0.49 -3.50
GBP/USD 1.4191   0.15 3.79
GBP/EUR 1.1591   -0.49 3.63
         

 

*versus Previous Day's European Open


 
 
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The Heat Is On- AIB Market Talk - 18th May 2021
 
 

In this week’s episode John Fahey, AIB Senior Economist, speaks with Jane Kavanagh, AIB Treasury, to discuss the latest on financial markets including inflation, the performance of the main currency pairs and what’s coming up in the week ahead.


 
 
 
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In this week’s episode, Cormac Cunnane, AIB Treasury and Oliver Mangan, AIB’s Chief Economist discuss the US presidential election and the possible impact it will have on financial markets, the two Central Bank meetings on Thursday and they discuss the likelihood of a Brexit deal before Christmas.