Currency rates (added every week or two).

[griffin]

As of 24th May, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8315 (way down)
- GB£ - 0.5774 (down)
- JP¥ - 75.23 (way down)
- EU€ - 0.6713 (way down)
- NZ$ - 1.233 (down)

[griffin]

As of 6th June, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8237 (down)
- GB£ - 0.5699 (down)
- JP¥ - 75.56 (slightly up)
- EU€ - 0.6885 (up)
- NZ$ - 1.228 (down)

Talk about a rollercoaster ride for the AU$ - the other day it got up to US85c and I thought it was on its way back up, but then it's plunged again in the last day or two. Until they sort out the Mining Tax thing, our currency is going to be unstable as investors guess how its going to play out (which might go on until the next federal election).

[foor]

The dollar's creeping back up to 86 now.

Please go higher... PLEASE!!

[griffin]

Went to a travellex exchange to get some small change US currency (for minor expenses), and not only did they make a 5c commission (the current rate is 86c, and they used 81c instead of just 2-3c that most places do, including paypal), but they also charged $9 commission fee.
Commission should be one or the other, not both.

BTW, it's good to see the rate has crept up to US$0.86 at the moment - just in time for botcon.

[foor]

Travellex is a total ripoff. I learnt never to deal with them. Sorry to hear about your misfortunes Griffin. There are better places that don't charge commission, like the chinatown money changers. But if you're like me and live in the boondocks, the amex fx4you site isn't too bad, and they only charge a $4 service fee.

Anyway, the dollar's reached 87 now! Maybe back into the 90's by Botcon time?

[Saintly]

I prefer to use AusPost for FX if I know that I'm heading overseas.

Their rates is the same as AMEX website and they don't charge any commission.

You do need wait 48hrs for the money though.

[griffin]

I only wanted a US$100 for any initial expenses before I find an ATM in America. The currency exchange I do most will be ATM withdrawals (so will be NAB's fees), as people will be depositing money into that account for me to use (and means I don't have as much money travelling with me in person, to lose).
Fingers crossed for an extra few cents improvement in the next few days.

[kaiden]

As of 9th July (7am) - according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.87726 (▲)
- GB£ - 0.57854 (▲)
- JP¥ - 77.5660 (▲)
- EU€ - 0.69097 (▲)
- NZ$ - 1.23659 (▲)

Which is just in time for seacons orders - its been steadily creeping up all week.

[griffin]

As of 23rd July, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8933 (way up)
- GB£ - 0.5802 (up)
- JP¥ - 77.81 (slightly up)
- EU€ - 0.6907 (same)
- NZ$ - 1.2324 (slightly down)

Good news for those buying toys from US$ sources. Yen sources are still a bit sluggish.

[snaketales]

As of 23rd July, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8933 (way up)

Good news for those buying toys from US$ sources. Yen sources are still a bit sluggish.

This was a welcome suprise when I did my splurge on ebay last night