{"id":120185,"date":"2026-01-05T16:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/?p=120185"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:55:12","slug":"109921-gbp-eur-pair-rises-towards-e1-1550-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/109921-gbp-eur-pair-rises-towards-e1-1550-3\/","title":{"rendered":"GBP\/EUR: Pair rises towards \u20ac1.1550"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The pound-euro (<a href=\"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/exchange-rate\/1000-gbp-to-eur-exchange-rate-today\/\">GBP\/EUR<\/a>) exchange rate is rising to a <a href=\"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/109920-gbp-eur-pound-rises-to-a-10-week-high\/\">10-week high<\/a> on Monday, the start of the first full trading week this year.<\/p>\n<p>The pound is rising as risk sentiment stayed positive despite US\u2013Venezuela tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling gained after Bank of England data showed UK consumer borrowing rose \u00a32.08bn in November, the strongest increase in two years, lifting annual credit growth to 8.1%.<\/p>\n<p>Mortgage approvals slipped slightly to 64,500. Political signals from PM Starmer on closer UK-EU alignment may support GBP.<\/p>\n<p>The euro eased ahead of PMI and inflation data this week. Inflation is expected to show CPI at 2%, the ECB\u2019s target level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pound-euro (GBP\/EUR) exchange rate is rising to a 10-week high on Monday, the start of the first full trading week this year. The pound is rising as risk sentiment stayed positive despite US\u2013Venezuela tensions. 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