Falling!!! Help!!!

[Mal]

You've got a better rate than I do on my UK funds then!

Two accounts. Generic access account.and an online saver... Online saver is what i was referring to (natwest). Of course the isa route may be relevant depending on your tax situation. Think they are up to 4%.

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[Flashback]

Two accounts. Generic access account.and an online saver... Online saver is what i was referring to (natwest). Of course the isa route may be relevant depending on your tax situation. Think they are up to 4%.

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Yeh, have been meaning to take a look at ISA's. My bank only offers fixed term ISA's so need to look elsewhere. The only other problem with them is you can only put a certain amount in per year (tax free, anyway).

 

[serfty]

And I just got back from Thailand this morning so it does not make any sense.

Maybe it does ... there's bee a slight rebound in the last 12 hours ...

 

[JohnK]

Looks like the AUD is bouncing back slightly.

Need to book some flights in USD and TWD very soon so hoping order is restored soon. Decisions on whether to prepay accommodation in THB now or wait until July....

 

[v8Statesman]

Looks like the AUD is bouncing back slightly.

Need to book some flights in USD and TWD very soon so hoping order is restored soon. Decisions on whether to prepay accommodation in THB now or wait until July....

Looked at airfares on AA yesterday. They haven't changed their internal rate yet so buying from Australian site as considerable savings. Rate of approx $1-$1.04 still!


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[v8Statesman]

Additional.... Yes I need to book a ticket still in TWD do I'm holding off too.


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[markis10]

Back to parity, now stay there!

 

[Flashback]

Back to parity, now stay there!

Or go higher... :mrgreen:

 

[v8Statesman]

Wasn't at parity long :-(


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[JohnK]

Good enough for me. Time to book hotels and airfares. Overseas again in <4 weeks....

 

[JohnK]

Surprised that the AUD is holding up quite well. For a week or two there I thought it was going to be an ordinary exchange rate for my trip this week.

Further trips planned for September/October and December/January and would love to prepay some of the costs if only I could afford it.

 

[drron]

Surprised that the AUD is holding up quite well. For a week or two there I thought it was going to be an ordinary exchange rate for my trip this week.

Further trips planned for September/October and December/January and would love to prepay some of the costs if only I could afford it.

I also am gobsmacked-actually went up ~2 cents on the day I bought my US miles and prepaid my November cruise fare.The usual order of finance has certainly collapsed with these sort of things happening.

 

[cove]

That was the market reaction from all of us buying US Airways Dividend Miles in June. I paid for my sons miles on Citi select Kris Flyer points earning card so I picked up 3.33 actual points per dollar for the $US1,881.25 each that I paid.
Or maybe it is my son staying in what he described as the worst hotel in New York is saving the Aussie dollar...and he picked it himself!

 

[kpc]

I'm really happy with the current RM 3.23-3.24 to the AUD; altho. only getting ~3.21 on the 28 degrees card - not complaining as the best rate at the local money changers I could see was 3.18.

 

[cove]

The Aussie dollar is looking vulnerable to a drop with commodities off the boil and parts of the economy tanking. We took some cover for the just in case.

 

[Pukka]

From a purely selfish point of view I want the Aussie dollar to go into free fall so I can get my super out of the UK. It's going to be sitting in a GBP account over here earning 0% until I can bring myself to change it to $Au.

Moved here 7 years ago the rate was 0.41 now it's 0.65. I suppose I should be grateful I changed over all my ready cash from house sales etc then but it's only natural to be greedy and want it both ways right ?

 

[serfty]

Yeah - I bit the bullet and purchased an ex USA to OZ fare I was sitting on. Should have bought it a week ago and saved $35.

 

[NM]

The Aussie dollar is looking vulnerable to a drop with commodities off the boil and parts of the economy tanking. We took some cover for the just in case.

Its vulnerable because I am heading OS next week

 

[v8Statesman]

Its vulnerable because I am heading OS next week

I'm in the same boat. Need to move $15k to USA.


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[Flashback]

From a purely selfish point of view I want the Aussie dollar to go into free fall so I can get my super out of the UK. It's going to be sitting in a GBP account over here earning 0% until I can bring myself to change it to $Au.

Moved here 7 years ago the rate was 0.41 now it's 0.65. I suppose I should be grateful I changed over all my ready cash from house sales etc then but it's only natural to be greedy and want it both ways right ?

When it recently peaked right near .68 I moved a heap of money from AU-UK, so was glad to sneak it in just in time! My theory behind it was that the Olympics had something to do with it. Climbed as they started, dipped as they finished.