SmokingMonkey 0 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 More! More! Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Fark that! Let's get back to a nice Y70=$1. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Yeah! I want the pound to hit 100¥.....that'd be awesome Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Japan needs a stronger currency to pay for all the extra oil & gas it's going to have to import for power generation, transport, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 GBP at 156 all of a sudden. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 156.5 now. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 OZ Dollar gas gone back up but they say it's because of good growth in Japan & China so you would think the Yen would be stronger Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Totally don't understand how it all works. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 157.731 I'm liking it! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Headline 158.4 yen /GBP at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Change now or wait. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 GBP was very close to 160 last week. Seems to be gradually climbing. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Looking back I think you'd have to say somewhere between 160 to 180 is most "normal" for the last fifteen years or so. The first time the pound went under 150 was only for a few months and the second time was after the GFC when lots of money came into Japan as a safe haven. Maybe that's effectively over now. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 I wish I had a chunk of money available to send over right now. Link to post Share on other sites
SmellySkier 0 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Creeping up to 160 UK now. My friends in London who are coming over and waited to change will be happy. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Those who waited will be happy. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 164/165 territory now. Compared to last season, a trip to Japan will be 20% cheaper this season for any Brits out there. Link to post Share on other sites
MagSeven 40 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 164/165 territory now. Compared to last season, a trip to Japan will be 20% cheaper this season for any Brits out there. But a Christmas trip back to the UK for any Yen earning Brits is going to be alot more expensive Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Nice. For those that can take advantage of it. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I'm glad I waited. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 164/165 territory now. Compared to last season, a trip to Japan will be 20% cheaper this season for any Brits out there. But a Christmas trip back to the UK for any Yen earning Brits is going to be alot more expensive Spend your money in Japan! Its the fourth arrow of Abenomics! Speaking for myself, I usually manage to resist the allure of the UK in winter. It probably has something to do with eight hours of grey daylight. 169 yesterday .... Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 169 yesterday .... You iz old! Congrats. It must be all the oishii Japanese food. (Do you have oishii food in gaikoku?) Link to post Share on other sites
jacko 3 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I very happy as I've managed to get ¥91.5 to AUD1.00 (trading rate ¥93ish), much better than any local bank here in Sydney who'd only cough around ¥87.5 to the dollar. thieves. Link to post Share on other sites
inodes 0 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I very happy as I've managed to get ¥91.5 to AUD1.00 (trading rate ¥93ish), much better than any local bank here in Sydney who'd only cough around ¥87.5 to the dollar. thieves. Did you go to KVB Kunlan? They specialise in Yen. Was able to get Yen103.5/$1 back mid 2013 when it hit 105. Having been to Japan during times of Yen50/$1 and as high as 110 - 103.% was fantastic. Heading in a couple of weeks and need to grab more Yen. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted December 6, 2013 Author Share Posted December 6, 2013 well done inodes I got parity earlier this year but am looking at around 88 at the moment due to an extra week booked Link to post Share on other sites
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