Currency rates (added every week or two).

I like to keep track of the currency exchange rates, and where they are going... and it gives a rough idea of what something from Overseas will cost.

Every week or two I'll post up the main five currencies, from the xe.com website, which gives updated rates every 60 seconds.

As noted in another thread recently, the figures quoted by xe.com (and other sources) are just the starting rate. The actual rate your bank or online purchase will calculate will be adjusted by several percent for their own commission/profit for the transaction. So if you are buying something in US$, the rate will be a few US cents less than the figure quoted by xe.com, but if you are buying back AU$ from US$, the rate will be a few US cents more.

As of 7th May, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.7528
- GB£ - 0.4979
- JP¥ - 75.18
- EU€ - 0.5666
- NZ$ - 1.28

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Originally Posted by griffin

- US$ - 0.7528

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Thats crazy! The AU$ was at US$0.745 this time yesterday, and then last night then had dropped to US$0.738 or something.

We had better than expected jobs figures, and the recent surges in commodities has helped.

As of 21st May, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.7758 (up)
- GB£ - 0.4999 (up)
- JP¥ - 74.29 (down)
- EU€ - 0.5663 (almost no change)
- NZ$ - 1.277 (almost no change)

As of 20th June, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8048 (up)
- GB£ - 0.4908 (slightly down)
- JP¥ - 77.86 (up)
- EU€ - 0.5781 (up)
- NZ$ - 1.253 (down)

thanks alot this thread is going straight to my favourites.

As of 30th June, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8106 (up)
- GB£ - 0.4875 (slightly down)
- JP¥ - 77.74 (slightly down)
- EU€ - 0.5746 (slightly down)
- NZ$ - 1.241 (down)

As of 25th August, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8350 (up)
- GB£ - 0.5094 (up)
- JP¥ - 78.49 (up)
- EU€ - 0.5845 (up)
- NZ$ - 1.220 (down)

5th September 2009

AUD/USD 0.8505
AUD/EUR 0.5949
AUD/GBP 0.5191
AUD/JPY 79.13

As of 1st October, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8835 (way up)
- GB£ - 0.5532 (way up)
- JP¥ - 79.59 (up)
- EU€ - 0.6033 (up)
- NZ$ - 1.223 (slightly up)

:)I'm off to ebay:D

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

As of 16th October, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.9259 (way up)
- GB£ - 0.5666 (up)
- JP¥ - 83.93 (way up)
- EU€ - 0.6190 (up)
- NZ$ - 1.237 (up)

(Thanks to the interest rate rise, and more to come, the AU$ is up across the board, and some are predicting 1 to 1 with the US$ within months)

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Originally Posted by griffin

the AU$ is up across the board, and some are predicting 1 to 1 with the US$ within months)

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WOOO-HOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

now if only i had some room on the credit card....:(

Can't believe it has been so long since I last updated this.
Since that last posting, we saw increased optimism in America, strengthening their currency and in turn, weakening ours.
But it was short lived as the focus returned to the rest of the world (especially our region), which was already growing, the steady increase in the price of commodities (raw materials, that we have heaps of), has helped continue to strengthen our own economy, and currency.
So after the AU-US rate dropped to about 85c in a week, it had regained what it lost within a couple months, and is now back a bit.

As of 25th January, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.9072 (down)
- GB£ - 0.5631 (about the same)
- JP¥ - 81.85 (down)
- EU€ - 0.6404 (up a fair bit)
- NZ$ - 1.266 (way up)

Its getting too expensive for the old hop over the ditch trip for New Zealanders.

$780AU = $1000NZ
Which takes longer to earn.

The AU dollar has been dropping steadily in the last few days:

$US - 0.897

:(

hahhaa thank god it's up against the Malaysian Ringgit...just in time for my holiday...it's now $AU1 buys RM3....SWEEEEEEEET!!!! Gonna live like a GOD over there.....*Galvatron laugh from Headmasters*:D

Better buy now if you see some good deals Stateside then....as the US economy recovers...it'll only get worse for buyers

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Originally Posted by kup

The AU dollar has been dropping steadily in the last few days:

$US - 0.897

:(

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Yep the dollar keeps falling, its now 0.884

As of 10th February, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8749 (way down)
- GB£ - 0.5595 (down a little)
- JP¥ - 78.21 (down)
- EU€ - 0.6361 (down a little)
- NZ$ - 1.264 (about the same)

As of 22nd February, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.9001 (up)
- GB£ - 0.5820 (up)
- JP¥ - 82.38 (up)
- EU€ - 0.6606 (up)
- NZ$ - 1.285 (up)

As of 16th April, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.9325 (up)
- GB£ - 0.6038 (up)
- JP¥ - 86.39 (up)
- EU€ - 0.6884 (up)
- NZ$ - 1.308 (up)

oooh good time to buy in US now:)

Check the paypal exchange rate though if paying using that method. I always find them to be lower than the official exchange rate.

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Originally Posted by 5FDP

Check the paypal exchange rate though if paying using that method. I always find them to be lower than the official exchange rate.

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That's because the "exchange rate" is an average of the true buy/sell rate. It's easier to straight report the average rather than both seperate rates.

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Originally Posted by 5FDP

Check the paypal exchange rate though if paying using that method. I always find them to be lower than the official exchange rate.

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For the USA subtract about .02 cents from the XE rate to get roughly what Paypal will be using.

is it really only .02 cents? I swear its more like a full 2 cents.

That's probably what he meant, as most currency conversions (banks, airports, paypal) adjust a couple cents/percent to make their profit, and some then add a fee on top just to be sure they make money.

Sorry yes I meant a full 2 cents, but when looking at the rate it's presented as a ratio so an xe rate of 0.92 equates to a paypal rate of roughly 0.9

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Originally Posted by llamatron

Sorry yes I meant a full 2 cents, but when looking at the rate it's presented as a ratio so an xe rate of 0.92 equates to a paypal rate of roughly 0.9

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That's how I figure it out roughly too, and it normally works well.
Though the other day I paid for something with PayPal and even though XE said the rate was 0.93 PayPal charged it at 0.90.
Not sure how that happened -_-

Official Currency rates can change suddenly, and it can take time for banks and paypal to adjust their own - kinda like the big banks with mortgage rates (quick to change when they go up, slow to change when they go down).

As of 7th May, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8886 (way down)
- GB£ - 0.5986 (down)
- JP¥ - 81.62 (way down)
- EU€ - 0.7016 (up)
- NZ$ - 1.250 (way down)

I almost updated this last night, but the market had a big shift today, which affected the exchange rate in a big way - the US$ dropped by about 2cents.
The dollar should recover again slowly, but it might take time while there is unrest with global currencies, due to the Euro losing value with the Greece problems.

Typical, just in time for the BotCon registration (which is likely to be out before the currency recovers), so this plunge will cost us more with registration expenses.

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Originally Posted by griffin

As of 7th May, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8886 (way down)

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:eek:

Glad I did my big spend during the past couple of weeks when it was reaching US$0.93

Super pissed that this happened a few days before Botcon reg opens up. >:(

Thank Primus I made a big purchase when it was on 0.93c.

I am very unlikely to spend large amounts of money on a single buy in the foreseeable future.

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Originally Posted by llamatron

Super pissed that this happened a few days before Botcon reg opens up. >:(

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Same here, a real kick in the head :mad:
Hopefully we'll see a slight increase before then though...

As expected, our currency to the US$ has rebounded to about what it was a week ago. Last week's problems in Greece may well impact on Europe's growth, but ours is pegged to China's growth, which is once again consuming as much of our resources as it can. Something that should insulate our economy and currency.
(for those wondering - right now, AU$1 = US$0.9018)

Looks like other global market issues this week is rattling resources and currency markets, and the AU$ is dropping fast (which is typical, for those going to order BotCon attendee and non-attendee sets).

Since I posted the figure above a week ago, the dollar has dropped half a cent per day, down to US$0.87 today.

That's 6c in the last month, which will add about AU$20 to the cost of the boxset.

US$0.85 today for Botcon Registration.

>:( AAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH

Corresponds to a loss of about $50 for a Primus package and bagged set compared to the rate from a few weeks ago.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: