The Daily Brief

The Daily Brief

One short, calm read on what moved in the world’s currencies — published daily, global in scope, and checked figure-by-figure against our own mid-market data before it goes live.

Tuesday, 13 October 2026The rupee's good month, the euro's quiet slide Monday, 12 October 2026The rupee, the pound and the peso all nudge higher against the dirham — no one's saying why Saturday, 10 October 2026FX markets are closed for the weekend — here's where things settled on Friday Friday, 9 October 2026The rupee inches up, but stays near its monthly floor Thursday, 8 October 2026The rupee's weakest run in a month lands on remittance day Wednesday, 7 October 2026A quiet day, four small retreats, no single story Tuesday, 6 October 2026The Egyptian pound and the euro both hit monthly lows, for no shared reason Monday, 5 October 2026Euro, pound, peso, Egyptian pound: four separate slips, no shared story Sunday, 4 October 2026FX markets are closed — the rupee and the euro settle at monthly lows, the Pakistani rupee at a monthly high Saturday, 3 October 2026FX markets are closed for the weekend — the rupee and euro settle at monthly lows, the Pakistani rupee at a monthly high Friday, 2 October 2026Europe's currencies ease to a monthly low, and nobody says why Wednesday, 30 September 2026The peso slips, Europe's currencies hit a monthly low, and no one's explaining either Tuesday, 29 September 2026The rupee and the Pakistani rupee both soften, no explanation offered Sunday, 27 September 2026FX markets are closed for the weekend — the rupee holds its strongest spot, the franc its weakest Saturday, 26 September 2026FX markets are closed for the weekend — the rupee settles at a monthly high, the franc at a monthly low Friday, 25 September 2026The peso edges up, the pound hits a monthly low, and nobody's saying why Thursday, 24 September 2026The euro and the pound both cool off, quietly and separately Wednesday, 23 September 2026Sterling and the euro touch monthly lows, but the corridors households use barely blink Tuesday, 22 September 2026A quiet uptick across the board, with no note attached Monday, 21 September 2026Rupee up, rupee down: Pakistan and India move in opposite directions against the dirham Sunday, 20 September 2026FX markets are closed for the weekend; the rupee holds its strongest spot, the peso its weakest Saturday, 19 September 2026FX markets are closed for the weekend, with the yuan at a monthly high and the peso at a monthly low Friday, 18 September 2026A quiet reshuffle, currency by currency Thursday, 17 September 2026Europe's currencies hit a monthly low, and no one's saying why Wednesday, 16 September 2026The Egyptian pound hits a monthly low, and it's the one that lands closest to home Tuesday, 15 September 2026The Egyptian pound gains a little ground it has been short of all month Sunday, 13 September 2026FX markets are closed for the weekend, with Friday's close still standing Saturday, 12 September 2026FX markets are closed for the weekend — the franc at a monthly low, the yen and rupee at monthly highs Friday, 11 September 2026A quiet day for the euro, the pound and the franc — with no note attached Thursday, 10 September 2026Three remittance currencies drift lower, all without an explanation Wednesday, 9 September 2026The rupee slips, the peso steadies, and the yen has a good month nobody's explaining Tuesday, 8 September 2026The peso edges up, the rupee edges down, and no one explains either Monday, 7 September 2026The peso slips to a monthly low, and nobody says why Sunday, 6 September 2026FX markets closed for the weekend: rupee and yuan settle at monthly highs, peso at a monthly low Saturday, 5 September 2026FX markets are closed for the weekend — the yuan and rupee settle at monthly highs, the peso and pound at monthly lows Friday, 4 September 2026Four currencies rise together, and none says why Thursday, 3 September 2026A quietly firmer board, with no one currency doing the explaining Wednesday, 2 September 2026Peso and Egyptian pound touch monthly lows, no explanation offered Tuesday, 1 September 2026The rupee's quiet best month, while Europe's currencies drift without a note attached Monday, 31 August 2026The Egyptian pound and Philippine peso slip since Friday's close, for no stated reason Sunday, 30 August 2026FX markets are closed, but Friday's close tells its own story Saturday, 29 August 2026FX markets closed for the weekend; Friday's settled levels hold Friday, 28 August 2026The peso hits a monthly low, and no one's saying why Thursday, 27 August 2026A board full of moves, and no one saying why Wednesday, 26 August 2026Swiss franc and pound lead a broad dip against the dirham, while the euro slips despite an ECB address Tuesday, 25 August 2026Major currencies edge lower against the dirham, with no clear driver today Monday, 24 August 2026The pound reaches a 30-day high against the dirham as markets reopen after the weekend Sunday, 23 August 2026Currency markets are closed for the weekend; here's where rates settled at Friday's close Saturday, 22 August 2026Currency markets are closed for the weekend, with rates holding at Friday's settled levels. Friday, 21 August 2026Euro touches a 30-day high against the dirham Thursday, 20 August 2026The Swiss franc, euro, pound and yen all rose against the dirham, with several hitting 30-day highs Wednesday, 19 August 2026The euro reaches a 30-day high against the dirham as major currencies edge higher Tuesday, 18 August 2026The Philippine peso and Indian rupee eased against the dirham, while the Swiss franc firmed Monday, 17 August 2026Swiss franc and pound climb since Friday's close, peso and rupee slip Sunday, 16 August 2026Currency markets are closed for the weekend; rates hold at Friday's close. Saturday, 15 August 2026The pound and euro both firmed to 30-day highs against the dirham