Paylia

Try osforex.com.au


Peter

lesleys

It works better if you spell it ozforex.com.au

CHnJ

My wife was queueing in a Post Office so I idled over to their Exchange Bureau to see if they would exchange a largeish sum. This was a main post office and they gave me the bug eyes as if I was insane. (Many people do this, but I think this was because they hadn't ever handled sums in the thousands and they would need to make special collection arrangements.)

I'd go with the ATM idea and take some travellers cheques for disasters. If you're going for a couple of weeks you could use spare cash to open up an Oz account to get you started.

Paylia

Yep - works a lot better - doh


My bad. I must remember not to rely on my memory - or something like that


Peter

Don

Yep. That's pretty much a certainty (unless UK joins the EUR first!)

But, timing is all.

I reckon you might see $2.80 within about 3 years.

ABCDiamond

Can I hold you to that prediction

Trying to decide when to cash in my Premium Bonds !!
or maybe i'll just leave them, and keep my fingers crossed that I win the million

Don

I think the key is contextual.

1. GBP - what's going to happen to the US and major European economies? Will Labour get re-elected? Will immigration continue at current levels? Interest rates? Inflation?

2. AUD - will immigration continue at current levels? Will rising interest rates elsewhere make AUD less attractive? Economy and regional influences? US economy. China.

I see AUD getting a bit stronger (vs GBP) for the next few months, maybe even all next year. Rising UK interest rates will prop up the GBP (vs a basket of currencies) but we really need to see some UK structural changes to ward off some quite big falls in the value of the pound (just look at the current account!) No telling what might happen if Phoney Tony gets dumped or 'elevated' out of the way and Labour sniff a real election fight (don't laugh, that Howard is no monkey and might just go for the nuclear option, eg getting together with Liberal Democrats and only putting forward one candidate in a number of seats).

ABCDiamond

I've just decided to leave the Premium Bonds where they are,

I just won £50 in the January Draw

cookies

The beers are on you then! I sold all my bonds prior to getting here. I had about £3,000 in premium bonds and averaged a £50 cheque every 3 months or so. This gave a better rate of return that any bank or building society!

Like the lottery.....I was always hoping.....it might be you!

Steve

Grayling

'No telling what might happen if Phoney Tony gets dumped or 'elevated' out of the way and Labour sniff a real election fight (don't laugh, that Howard is no monkey and might just go for the nuclear option, eg getting together with Liberal Democrats and only putting forward one candidate in a number of seats).'

Michael Howard as Prime Minister. Scary.
THAT would be a reason to emigrate

:scared:

G

DavidT

NO Tony Blair is the reason to emigrate, all the rest could not be as bad.

tetley101

i have just been reading one of the leading banks predictions for 2004 .... gbp aud 2.90 by quarter 2!!!

DavidT

I'd buy at that deffo

cookies

Well here's one punter who will keep his fingers crossed for that prediction! Which was the bank?

Steve

tetley101

it was CLSA asian markets review

they actually forecast 3 for the end of q3 and recession for oz economy

i didn't want people to get too excited