Currency rates (added every week or two).

[griffin]

As of 15th January, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.9889 (way down)
- GB£ - 0.6232 (way down)
- JP¥ - 81.940 (down)
- EU€ - 0.7386 (down)
- NZ$ - 1.2901 (down)

[sanbot]

US 1.0105!!! Travelex has exchange rate at 98. So tempted to change.

[griffin]

As of 12th March, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 1.0139 (way up from 2 months ago, but been around parity for a while)
- GB£ - 0.6305 (up)
- JP¥ - 83.007 (up)
- EU€ - 0.7293 (down slightly)
- NZ$ - 1.3656 (way way up)

[Zippo]

Sigh :-)

[Paulbot]

The Aus dollar is dropping now, below parity now and...

St George chief economist Besa Deda predicts ongoing worries about Japan's damaged nuclear plants – where workers are battling to prevent several reactors from melting down and triggering large radiation emissions - could push the Australian dollar down to 92 US cents.

[1AZRAEL1]

The Aus dollar is dropping now, below parity now

That'd be about right, the time I actually want to buy something form the US, and the price starts to drop back. Lets hope it doesn't dip too far.

[fatbot]

That'd be about right, the time I actually want to buy something form the US, and the price starts to drop back. Lets hope it doesn't dip too far.

As i stated elsewhere, Japan will need a lot of materials to rebuild, Australia is in a great position to sell it to them providing a massive boost to the economy and raising the dollar again

[Hursticon]

As i stated elsewhere, Japan will need a lot of materials to rebuild, Australia is in a great position to sell it to them providing a massive boost to the economy and raising the dollar again

That's a damn good point dude.
We can't expect the dollar to always be at parity, though it certainly is inconvenient.

[1AZRAEL1]

As i stated elsewhere, Japan will need a lot of materials to rebuild, Australia is in a great position to sell it to them providing a massive boost to the economy and raising the dollar again

Putting it that way, I think you are right. The economists are predicting a fall, but it might not be as bad as they predict. Just have to wait and see, going to be a pretty suspenseful year for everyone.

[UltraMarginal]

the question is when to change more money to US dollars for Botcon..