US ($) Currency Thread 1 (closed - use thread 2)

inspector_monkfish

ok, nice spike off the 1.3990 low, all the way back up to 1.4125, just fallen back down to 1.4080 though

inspector_monkfish

DON'T KNOW IF YOU CARE, BUT THE bANK OF cANADA JUST CUT RATES FROM 1.00PCT TO 0.50PCT

jonathanrichardson69

inspector_monkfish wrote: »

DON'T KNOW IF YOU CARE, BUT THE bANK OF cANADA JUST CUT RATES FROM 1.00PCT TO 0.50PCT

does that help us

neilbond007

jonathanrichardson69 wrote: »

always wondered how it worked, have you used those prepaid cards before http://www.fairfx.com/travelcardl what do you think?

dunno bud. never used them.

funkyfin2000

caxtonfx is probably the best one so I have heard. Gonna get one just to charge some cash on to for May!

inspector_monkfish

jonathanrichardson69 wrote: »

does that help us

if you have a canadian mortgage - YES
if you have savings in Canadian Dollars - NO

so an allround, NO then !!


straight after the BOC announcement, cable fell from 1.4120 to 1.4070 for what its worth !

now trading at 1.4080

inspector_monkfish

mmmmm bacardi !!

jonathanrichardson69

funkyfin2000 wrote: »

caxtonfx is probably the best one so I have heard. Gonna get one just to charge some cash on to for May!

yeah i might try it, but obviously want to wait until the rate goes back up. do they work just like a credit card? only you have to top them up before you go? i take it you tell them an amount in GBP, they transfer it into dollars then you spend it anywhere that takes master card?

neilbond007

inspector_monkfish wrote: »

mmmmm bacardi !!

who? what? where?
gimme gimme!

inspector_monkfish

neilbond007 wrote: »

who? what? where?
gimme gimme!

none left sorry, i had it all !!

sadly, i had to come back to the office zzzzzzz.....