The currency market is one of the most volatile trading platforms in the world, with exchange rates fluctuating constantly.
Since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy in 2008 and the global economic crash which followed, some exchange rates have experienced particularly violent shifts.
Both the Pound (GBP) and the Euro (EUR), for example, have spent the past seven years alternately rising and falling in response to recession, political turmoil and social unrest.
As we approach the New Year, our infographic illustrates how the Pound Sterling to Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate has performed since 2008 and highlights how much of an impact rate movements could have had on your currency transfers during that time.
