US ($) Currency Thread 2

jackieblack

Not holding my breath but........ (whispers) seems to be headed in a better direction the last couple of days

sabretoothtigger

Greek election is tomorrow and Uncle Ben speaks on Wednesday in front of his buddies.
The theory being he was too afraid to talk about more free money in front of congress hawks but will be a little more loose lipped with his buddies

Our King of banks on the other hand skipped QE for some other new fanged scheme, maybe helping currency strength relatively

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/9333337/FTSE-100-Blue-chips-fuelled-by-140bn-plan-to-kick-start-economy.html

Sterling Index At 1500 GMT
 
      (JAN 2005=100)     INDEX      GBP/USD     EUR/GBP 
     PREVIOUS CLOSE      83.4       1.5670      0.8028 
               OPEN      83.4       1.5682      0.8032 
              10 AM      83.1       1.5630      0.8056 
               NOON      83.2       1.5663      0.8051 
               2 PM      83.2       1.5667      0.8053 
               4 PM      83.2       1.5712      0.8068 
 
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June 19, 2012 11:02 ET (15:02 GMT)

leggygiraffe

Hi All,

I'm new to this forum so apologies if this isn't in the right place; I'm headed back from the US in a few days with about $5k in my pocket; I'm a bit ignorant on the clever ways of dealing with the exchange rate. Is it best to convert over hear or in the UK? I don't have a US bank account so its all in cash...

Any advice would be really appreciated! Thanks!

neilbond007

leggygiraffe wrote: »

Hi All,

I'm new to this forum so apologies if this isn't in the right place; I'm headed back from the US in a few days with about $5k in my pocket; I'm a bit ignorant on the clever ways of dealing with the exchange rate. Is it best to convert over hear or in the UK? I don't have a US bank account so its all in cash...

Any advice would be really appreciated! Thanks!

Best to find friends that are traveling to the US in the near future so you can get a rate that is advantageous to you both.

Or you can drop it off at my place

cheesypop

Hi, i have varying amounts of left over currency from my travels some UAE Dirham and some Mexican Pesos (probably only totaling £200) and am going to the US next month. Am i best to change this left over currency in the US to dollars, or change it here into £s and then dollars (or will it make no difference considering the small amount!)

Thanks!

Voyager2002

cheesypop wrote: »

Hi, i have varying amounts of left over currency from my travels some UAE Dirham and some Mexican Pesos (probably only totaling £200) and am going to the US next month. Am i best to change this left over currency in the US to dollars, or change it here into £s and then dollars (or will it make no difference considering the small amount!)

Thanks!

There is a cost each time you change it, so better to change it once rather than twice.

Voyager2002

leggygiraffe wrote: »

Hi All,

I'm new to this forum so apologies if this isn't in the right place; I'm headed back from the US in a few days with about $5k in my pocket; I'm a bit ignorant on the clever ways of dealing with the exchange rate. Is it best to convert over hear or in the UK? I don't have a US bank account so its all in cash...

Any advice would be really appreciated! Thanks!

Any chance of opening an account while you are in the USA?

Otherwise, see if you can find a bank or bureau willing to accept your dollars in exchange for an electronic transfer of sterling to your home bank account.

sabretoothtigger

Sterling Index At 1100 GMT
 
      (JAN 2005=100)     INDEX      GBP/USD     EUR/GBP 
     PREVIOUS CLOSE      83.6       1.5509      0.7936 
               OPEN      83.6       1.5496      0.7936 
              10 AM      83.6       1.5473      0.7934 
               NOON      83.5       1.5490      0.7944 
               2 PM 
               4 PM 
 
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July 09, 2012 07:00 ET (11:00 GMT)

whatusername

Wow, does this thread still exist? Over 18 months since I last posted. I see we still have Neil Bond and Jackie Black regualrly, how are we all.

I see the rate is almost unchanged in 2 years

neilbond007

whatusername wrote: »

Wow, does this thread still exist? Over 18 months since I last posted. I see we still have Neil Bond and Jackie Black regualrly, how are we all.

I see the rate is almost unchanged in 2 years

Howdy stranger

Yep, still here. Lingering like a bad smell.