Euro (€) Currency Thread

antenna

I did a search of cash machines in which to use my nationwide card,and searched for banks or atm machines that did not charge a fee and although the catagory was there i could not find any in malaga..........so presume a local fee is nearly always charged in most places.

shanecab

Hello I am new to this posting but I need advice , which is the best way to change euros to pounds as I am picking up a large cheque on friday please advise

leew

I've been reading this thread with interest. We are off to Lanzarote tomorrow and i was wondering do i get my euros before i go or use a Atm there? I do have a Nationwide account.

adecor

shanecab wrote: »

Hello I am new to this posting but I need advice , which is the best way to change euros to pounds as I am picking up a large cheque on friday please advise

Depends what you call large - anything over GPB5000 equiv is best to go via an fx broker. You have to register 1st, but most are online. Here's a few

www.currenciesdirect.com
www.hifx.co.uk
www.ukforex.co.uk

dorsetjohn_3

leew wrote: »

I've been reading this thread with interest. We are off to Lanzarote tomorrow and i was wondering do i get my euros before i go or use a Atm there? I do have a Nationwide account.

Use your nationwide flex account card . No handling charge , rate is between Tourist rate and business rate !! So to sum it up , the rate you get is better than at any high street or internet firm would give you , with no fees and you only use what you need at the time .

munsterforever

hi i hope i'm in the correct thread!

I have a post office euro travel money card and wish to top it up, the post office site only says i can do that at "selected post offices"

i want to top up at birmingham international airport does anyone know if that is possible? i know the post office there is in the NEC which is fine but can i top up there?

Martha2

Can someone tell me why the pound has been going up against the euro? Is it a case of diminishing confidence in the euro?

Also, I've noticed that at 8.00 am the pound usually dips sharply; it will then creep up. However, today it started well and did better.

Martha

dealsearcher

At present the rate is 1.14. Having been 1.45 18 months ago I would not say that 1.14 is much of an improvement! It had fallen close to parity with the euro but the realization is now starting to happen that the eurozone is also in a bad way. Our situation has been well publicized for some time with dire warnings from the Bank of England whereas the eurozone ministers have been minimizing their problems. The data coming out from the eurozone is now speaking for itself however.

inspector_monkfish

truckload of figures coming out of Eurozone at 9.00am

watch this space...

inspector_monkfish

i've just noticed that one of the Bank of England policy makers, Andrew Sentance is due to speak later today (9.40am)

Last time he spoke, he rambled on about UK being set for long deep recession, worst than the annything else post-ww2.

Obviously he is correct, but markets just pick up on any negatives said by people like him, (even though its stuff we already know) so mind your eye later......