RobBright 35 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I did send money home, it was bonkers, just to think that Summer, it was like 250 yen to the pound, and then BOOM, massive turnaround, and getting double your money. Link to post Share on other sites
odekakepantsu 0 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 wonder where it will bottom out hows the ozzie $ doing? Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 so how many yen would a lovely pint of guiness be now then? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Less than 400 yen. And pies cheaper too! I will inject by beer and pie fun as well on Monday. Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Originally Posted By: Mr Wiggles Yen's off to the races again, esp. against the US dollar. Pound's at a mighty 141.38. A cheap Christmas in store for anyone heading back. Ho ho ho! Have a pint for me! The dollar is going to suck the next few years. Deflation to try and compete with China can anyone say Plaza Accord. I don't want to get only 60 yen per dollar for when I get to Japan Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Aussie is holding steady against the greenback, but taken a nose dive against the yen this week...pretty unimpressed about THAT thanks very much DUBAI! Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Rob's right - I was at home last December and together with the Missus went to do some shopping in Oxford Street - the usual chaos of course. A combination of recession-busting sales and the pound at under Y130 made everything look shockingly cheap. While it makes our savings look big in Sterling terms, the trouble is that a strong Yen is generally going to be bad for the Japanese economy. Exports get more expensive and those companies earning in USD from overseas trade - most of my clients, for example - are getting strangled. I'd therefore much prefer a weak pound combined with the Dollar at 110-120. Won't happen soon, though! SdS Link to post Share on other sites
rsser 0 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Originally Posted By: odekakepantsu wonder where it will bottom out hows the ozzie $ doing? Appreciating over the year. Buy rate is about AUD 1 for 80 yen. Edit: no, mamabear is right. About 1:76 now. Cool; I'm ahead ;-} Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Originally Posted By: MitchPee I don't want to get only 60 yen per dollar for when I get to Japan Mitch You must be Optimistic. A Japan Times article had it more like 50 Yen to the US Dollar. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 About to send more home again. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Still hanging around 145 will it ever rise about that? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Just got some of my yen in ~90 per $ Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 getting some more today ~91 Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 woot change of 1 yen. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 and another today. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Nuvva today? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Pound back down under 140. Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 The new norm? Link to post Share on other sites
Chips & Beer 0 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I lived in the UK before I came to Japan, the rate was 240 when I fist came! Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Yep been stuck in that area for over a year now really. Japan would have been expensive if we had been going this season. Hopefully it will be somewhat different next time. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Just sent some money home.... got 139 yen to the pound! Cheap beer and pies, here I come! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 And talk of it getting weaker still.. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 It just can't pick itself up can it. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I noticed a publication this week predicting pound to be $1.05. That means 99yen to a pound. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Wow. Link to post Share on other sites
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