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Euro (€) Currency Thread
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I have a Nationwide current account and debit card. Is it better to use the card or take cash in terms of exchange rate etc?0
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I have always found the NW Debit Card rate to be at least a few points better than local bureaux de change/banks' cash exchange rates whenever I have used it abroad.I have a Nationwide current account and debit card. Is it better to use the card or take cash in terms of exchange rate etc?0 -
1.1466 at the moment.0
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Back over 1.15 now. Doing very well against the dollar too, but that's a different story...0
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waynehayes wrote: »Back over 1.15 now. Doing very well against the dollar too, but that's a different story...
Absolutely, it seems to have really rallied against the collar in recent weeks, pity it can't do the same to the Euro but any move up is a good step in the right direction.0 -
morning all
looks like the Pound has been doing very nicely in my absence
currently trading at 1.1525Please take the time to have a look around my Daughter's website www.daisypalmertrust.co.uk
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PolishBigSpender wrote: »You're forgetting that it's to do with confidence as well as the actual strength of the currency. The UK could still end up having to seek a bail out from the IMF combined with having decided to print money - and for this reason, the Euro is a much safer bet.
You also forget that the Euro is a strong reserve currency, second only to the dollar. I think it's very unlikely that it'll be getting a 'beating' anytime soon.
talk of ECB undertaking some major quantitative easing very soon....Please take the time to have a look around my Daughter's website www.daisypalmertrust.co.uk
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1.1540 tradingPlease take the time to have a look around my Daughter's website www.daisypalmertrust.co.uk
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1.1596
has been over the 1.16 mark, hoping it can finish the day off over it again.0 -
1.16 exactly now.0
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