Exchange Rates UK (exchangerates.org.uk) provides live exchange rates, currency comparison tools, exchange rate forecasts and in-depth historical data. The site tracks major FX pairs such as Pound to Euro and Pound to Dollar in real time, with mid-market rates updated every minute, and delivers live forex rates updated every few seconds. Mid-market rates — the midpoint between the bid and ask prices in global currency markets — are widely used as a benchmark because they exclude the margins retail providers add, which is why the rate quoted by a bank or bureau de change typically differs from the live figure shown on the site.

Currencies, Live Rates, Charts & Historical Data

The Currency Exchange Rates section offers live and historical exchange rates across a wide range of options, with a currency converter widget available on most pages for live conversion. Additional tools include a currency calculator, a historical currency converter and an exchange rate calculator. Popular rate pages cover the euro, US dollar, British pound, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar, as well as Pound Euro. The top exchange rates matrix covers GBP, EUR, USD, NZD, AUD, CAD, JPY, ZAR, AED, INR, TRY and CHF. The historical data in particular is a common reference point for anyone budgeting for future purchases abroad — a mortgage in euros, tuition fees in dollars or a planned emigration — since it shows how far a rate has moved over months and years rather than on a single day.

Latest Currency News and Forecasts

Bank FX forecasts are analytical projections rather than guarantees: as this week's roundup shows, major institutions can hold sharply diverging views on the same pair at the same time, and all targets are revised as economic data arrives. Forecasts are generally read as scenario guides alongside the events — central bank decisions, inflation and labour market releases, fiscal statements — that drive the underlying rate moves.

• USD/INR: Crédit Agricole's forecast curve suggests USD/INR could rise to 96 by December, then fall to 92 during 2027 as the Indian Rupee stages a delayed recovery. USD/INR closed near 94.43 on Friday following a monthly decline from levels above 95.00, having already moved below the middle of Crédit Agricole's forecast curve. Read more

• AUD/USD: Currency analysts at JPMorgan remain bullish on AUD/USD but want a retreat to 0.7080–0.7000 before rebuilding long positions; the Australian Dollar is trading above the level where the bank wants to buy it. Latest rates: AUD/USD 0.720395 (+0.04%); GBP/AUD 1.876283. Read more

• EUR/GBP (ING): FX analysts at ING expect the Euro-Pound rate to hold near 0.8550–0.8600 before rising to 0.87 in Q4 2026 as UK fiscal pressure weighs on Sterling. EUR/GBP closed near 0.8592 on Friday, almost exactly where ING expects the pair to trade before a fourth-quarter breakout. Read more

• USD/JPY: Goldman Sachs sees USD/JPY falling to 140–145, while Crédit Agricole forecasts a rebound to 163 by December — a rare case of two investment banks' targets sitting roughly twenty big figures apart, underscoring how divided opinion on the pair has become. USD/JPY ended Friday near 156.25 following one of its sharpest weekly reversals of 2026, falling from above 160.00 to a low near 155.31 before recovering 0.38% during Friday's session. Read more

• GBP/USD: FX analysts at Crédit Agricole forecast Pound Sterling at 1.31 against the US Dollar by December before a recovery to 1.39 in late 2027. GBP/USD ended Friday near 1.3517 after a volatile session driven by much stronger US employment data, trading between 1.3489 and 1.3548 — a reminder that scheduled US data releases remain among the most common short-term catalysts for Dollar pairs. Read more

• EUR/GBP (Rabobank): UK analysts at Rabobank forecast the Euro-to-Pound rate to rise towards 0.87 over three months as gilt sensitivity and the October Budget threaten Sterling. EUR/GBP traded near 0.8587 on Friday, approximately 1.3% below Rabobank's three-month target of 0.87, having eased around 0.10% during the morning session. With both ING and Rabobank pointing to 0.87 on similar UK fiscal concerns, Sterling watchers' near-term focus turns to the autumn fiscal calendar. Read more

Further exchange rate forecasts are available for the Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc, Euro, Pound Sterling, Indian Rupee, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, US Dollar, South African Rand, plus pairs including Euro to Dollar, Pound to Euro, Pound to Dollar, Euro to Pound, US Dollar to Canadian Dollar, US Dollar to Yen and Australian Dollar to US Dollar.

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Rate Data and Methodology

The exchange rates on the site were updated on 6 September 2026, with currency rates refreshed every minute while markets are open. Historical values are calculated using averages from each day's trading range. ExchangeRates.org.uk states it believes this information to be accurate but does not warrant or guarantee such accuracy, and advises users to verify any values before relying on them; the site makes no warranties regarding values, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy or availability.