Some weeks will always be tougher than others. While the pound had an easy week against the euro the same could not be said elsewhere. We report on the latest movements in the currency markets.
French Guiana Euro – EUR
While you are no doubt more than familiar with the euro, the currency used by several different European countries, you may never have heard of French Guiana before. It isn’t a particularly well-known part of the world. It’s sometimes referred
Cote d’Ivoire CFA Franc – XOF
The Cote d’Ivoire sounds like somewhere in France, but in reality it is a country in West Africa. Thus it is one of several countries that uses the West African CFA franc. It is also often referred to as the
Aland Islands Euro – EUR
The chances are pretty good that you may never have heard of the Aland Islands. They are not commonly known among many people. However the same cannot be said of the currency they use. This just so happens to be
Would a Familiar Pattern Develop This Week in the Currency Markets?
Sometimes we see a familiar pattern from the pound as it goes up against a variety of currencies. Would this occur in the currency markets this week?
Mali West African CFA Franc – XOF
You may already be familiar with the franc, since there are several versions of it that have been (or are being) used around the world. Mali uses the West African CFA franc along with a number of other countries in
Kiribati Dollar – no ISO code
It isn’t very often that we come across a currency that has no ISO code. However in Kiribati this is indeed the case. It should be noted though that the Kiribati dollar, the official currency of this country, is not
American Samoa US Dollar – USD
Hang on – are we referring simply to Samoa here? Actually no – Samoa and American Samoa are two different places, although they are not too far apart on a map. Here we are focusing on American Samoa and its
East Timor US Dollar – USD
East Timor has an interesting situation with regard to its currency. Officially it uses the US dollar but it also has its own coins – centavos – that are used alongside the US currency. Since there are no banknotes available
A Choppy Week in Rough Waters for the British Pound
Some weeks really do produce some drastic results in some areas as opposed to others. This week would be one of those weeks, as we shall see here. The British pound had some work to do, clearly.