United Kingdom · Sterling
Live exchange rates, a converter you can actually use, and a weekly look at what a pound still buys. Built for people who live in sterling — not traders shouting at screens.
Sterling today
ECB reference rates for —. One pound buys:
EUR
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USD
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JPY
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AUD
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Rates via the European Central Bank through Frankfurter. Indicative only — not a quote for buying or selling currency.
What this site will do
Three tools. Nothing else until those three work.
Now — rates & converter
Live sterling against the currencies Brits actually use.
Next — what a pound buys
A weekly basket: pint, loaf, travel card, litre of petrol. Then vs 10 and 20 years ago.
Now — travel money desk
Cards, cash, and transfers. Clear fees. No fake “best rate” badges.
The Friday brief
One email. What sterling did, what a pound bought, and one useful number. No market cosplay.
GBP vs EUR and USD, in one sentence
One high-street price that moved
One link worth opening
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