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USD 0.899100
GBP 0.545835
JPY 0.936817
EUR 0.657795
NZD 1.08280
Slight improvement against the GBP & EUR compared to the numbers Griffin posted a week ago.
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USD 0.899100
GBP 0.545835
JPY 0.936817
EUR 0.657795
NZD 1.08280
Slight improvement against the GBP & EUR compared to the numbers Griffin posted a week ago.
Once again the Yen is bucking the trend of the other currencies compared to ours. It looks like the AU$ has been treading water for the last month, but actually dipped a few cents in the last four weeks and have only recently gained it all back.
As of today, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1...
- US$ - 0.9001 (almost the same as a month ago)
- GB£ - 0.5482 (almost the same as a month ago)
- JP¥ - 92.152 (down)
- EU€ - 0.6587 (almost the same as a month ago)
- NZ$ - 1.0847 (almost the same as a month ago)
(bank and paypal rates are 2-3% less than the figures above)
Go Aussie Dollar Go!! get back to parity for my botcon trip.
Go change currency while it's going up. :)
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USD 0.89230
GBP 0.53289
JPY 0.90813
EUR 0.64655
NZD1.0789
Dang. :( It's getting better than before though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinnertwin
Aussie dollar rose above 0.91 USD. Keep going up you good thing. :)
+1 to thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Megatran
I read that the Aussie will go down to .60 U.S in 2015. Ouch!
How can that possibly be forecast!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Omega Metro
People were forecasting US$1.50 within a couple years a few years ago when it hit its peak.
People forecast all sorts of things, but it's like predicting the weather in 3 years time - it's really just a guess, and those who actually guess right, boast about it as if they actually knew.
like the Christmas Day weather prediction in mid november is always 25 degrees and sunny. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
What frustrates me is that so many "news" outlets and people give these "experts" the time of day.
I noticed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays rate are almost at best where $1 Aus is 92 yen or something.
Good, things are going according to plan. I only hope it only gets better from here, makes it easier to get stuff from the US.
Big gains on the four major currencies in the last month (since the last rates were posted on 2nd March, which were all down on the month before). The NZ$ is doing better than the AU$, as we have dropped a little on theirs over the last two months.
As of today, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1...
- US$ - 0.9339 (gained 4c in 4 weeks)
- GB£ - 0.5586 (up almost 5%)
- JP¥ - 95.782 (gained almost 5 yen, or 5% in 4 weeks)
- EU€ - 0.6783 (up 5%)
- NZ$ - 1.0764 (down very slightly)
(bank and paypal rates are 2-3% less than the figures above)
We're slowly climbing. Good. :)
As of today, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1...
- US$ - 0.9346 (almost unchanged in 6 weeks)
- GB£ - 0.5567 (very slightly up)
- JP¥ - 94.863 (down)
- EU€ - 0.6817 (up slightly)
- NZ$ - 1.0825 (up slightly)
(bank and paypal rates are 2-3% less than the figures above)
Man, the Aussie dollar can be your best friend, and then the next day be a royal prick lol... Is definitely a bit of a head ache when running a business that relies on it a fair bit... first world problems I guess haha
After the tough budget and drop in consumer sentiment, the AU$ lost almost 2 US cents last week, peaking at 94c and going as low as 92.1c :(
(there were probably other factors in play though compounding it, as the drop occurred the following week, 5 days after the budget on the 13th)
Historically though, the AU$ does often drop mid-year, or around the time I go to BotCon. :(
It's worth noting that the AU$ should remain fairly "high" for as long as the Reserve bank doesn't cut interest rates, as we are still way above the major currencies when it comes to Central Bank rates - we are at 2.5%, compared to 0.1-0.5% of the four major currencies (Euro, US$, JPY, GBP).
That means, it is more likely that parking your money in banks here for security, will earn you more than in almost any other country.
New Zealand is at 3% and apparently got their budget into the black (I think I heard that a few weeks ago), which is probably why their currency has been doing better than the AU$ in the last 2 years against the US$ (they've slightly strengthened to the point of almost breaking their record 88.2c from mid-2011 earlier this month, while we lost a fair bit of ground from our high of $1.10 during that same time in 2011).
Now would be a good time for Kiwi fans to go to America for TFs conventions and shop up a storm.
It's been almost four months since the last update... and little has changed on the US$ rate.
And after talking up the NZ$ in May, it peaked in July and has been sliding ever since, losing 5 US cents in the last two months (and lost over 5 AU cents during that time as well).
As of today, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1...
- US$ - 0.9281 (down slightly since May... but if I'd posted this two days ago, it would be "slightly up", due to losing almost a whole cent on Monday.)
- GB£ - 0.5636 (up slightly since May)
- JP¥ - 97.628 (up a lot since May)
- EU€ - 0.7068 (up a fair bit since May)
- NZ$ - 1.1172 (up a lot since May)
(bank and paypal rates are 2-3% less than the figures above)
A good time to pay off stuff in pre-order, I got my magnus under $160 delivered.
MP Magnus? Where from?
As many have been hearing on the news lately, the AU$ has been dropping in the last couple weeks, due to middle-eastern tensions and the American economy picking up, prompting investors to send more of their money into the US.
As of today, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1...
- US$ - 0.8786 (down a lot - 5c in 4 weeks)
- GB£ - 0.5424 (down a fair bit)
- JP¥ - 95.620 (down a bit)
- EU€ - 0.6960 (down a little)
- NZ$ - 1.1159 (almost unchanged)
(bank and paypal rates are 2-3% less than the figures above)
As of today, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1...
- US$ - 0.8782 (almost unchanged in 3 weeks)
- GB£ - 0.548 (almost unchanged)
- JP¥ - 94.468 (down a bit)
- EU€ - 0.6938 (almost unchanged)
- NZ$ - 1.1187 (almost unchanged)
(bank and paypal rates are 2-3% less than the figures above)
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USD
0.8595
JPY
101.79
EUR
0.6865
GBP
0.54838
It's an especially good time to buy from Japanee online stores. :)
As of today, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1...
- US$ - 0.8113 (a massive drop in last three months)
- GB£ - 0.5377 (a little dip in December, but then back up again to what it was during Oct-Nov)
- JP¥ - 97.110 (from a low of 92 in October to a high of 102 in November, it has come way back down again)
- EU€ - 0.6879 (a drop to 0.65 in December and then back up to about what it was three months ago)
- NZ$ - 1.0391 (a massive drop - we are now almost at parity after so many years of being the stronger currency to our Tasman neighbours)
(bank and paypal rates are 2-3% less than the figures above)
Both the NZ$ and US$ have been strengthening quite a lot against the AU$, while the Yen has been on a roller-coaster ride. The other two currencies had strengthened in in December, but since then the AU$ has re-strengthened against them.
As of today, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1...
- US$ - 0.7770 (another massive drop in the last month, of over 3.5 US cents... that's almost 30% down since its last peak six months ago in July)
- GB£ - 0.5158 (a big drop in the last month of over 2 pence)
- JP¥ - 91.270 (a massive drop of 6 yen in the last month)
- EU€ - 0.6885 (almost what it was a month ago after going up by over 2 Euro cents)
- NZ$ - 1.0717 (a big increase of 3 NZ cents after almost dropping to parity last month)
(bank and paypal rates are 2-3% less than the figures above)
As the US economy continues to improve and ours continues to go down the toilet, I think the AU to US exchange rate is still some way off from hitting bottom. :(
Ouch, what a drop! Finance experts were saying the AUD might drop to $0.75 - but judging by the steep drops recently, I'm really worried it will go lower than that :( Might not be long until we're back down to the really bad exchange rates like 2000/2001.
Given the current climate, I think it will keep dropping. We are an 'Egg in one basket' economy and those eggs are running out.
With HLJ ****ing up and taking more orders for the Fembots than they had stock I lost out big time on the exchange rates because I couldn't find anyone charging JPY for them and had to go with RK charging USD. Also I bought a couple of games on Steam this weekend and didn't remember that Valve charges most games in USD and that was a shock when I looked at my bank account.
yeah man, I have pre-ordered mp-10 with some regret as some Australian online stores are offering them cheaper than jp stores now.Quote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
As of today, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1...
- US$ - 0.7626 (another recent drop after treading water for a few weeks)
- GB£ - 0.504 (down a lot again)
- JP¥ - 92.654 (down a lot as well)
- EU€ - 0.7183 (up a lot since last month)
- NZ$ - 1.0516 (another big drop after a big gain last month)
(bank and paypal rates are 2-3% less than the figures above)
Unfortunately since four weeks ago, we've dropped against everything except the Euro by a big amount again. And we only gained against the Euro because their currency is suffering even more than ours at the moment, thanks mostly to Greece.
It's terrible. Cutting back on heaps of overseas purchases lately😔
Remember the 0.48 days?
Now that was painful.
A few analysts are saying we will see those days again in the coming years :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinnertwin
I remember importing my CR Brave Max during that time...:(
A small increase for now
$1 AU dollar = .79 US dollar
$1 AU dollar = 94.23 JP Yen
Yes, I've been watching the AUvUS slowly increase in the last couple days thanks to comments from the US Reserve bank about what they might be doing for rates this year.
The Yen is anyone's guess these days, as it has been a rollercoaster, going up down up down up down....
Aussie dollar at 79 US cents -
Climb u bugger - climb!
Only for any gains to be curtailed by a soon to be introduced 10% GST on all online transaction... Gerry Harvey & Co win yet again >_<Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev