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Forum: Canada
May 19th 2010, 4:42 pm
Replies: 2,672
Views: 291,790
Posted By agr

Re: Exchange rate

By that measure, it has been uncompetitive on all but 55 business days in the last 5 years. Which suggests to me that it's not just a victim of an exchange rate aberration.
Forum: Canada
May 19th 2010, 2:44 pm
Replies: 2,672
Views: 291,790
Posted By agr

Re: Exchange rate

I run a clean energy R&D program and this outcome would surprise me very much indeed.



Algae can recycle CO2, but the scale of the bioreactors that would make a meaningful contribution is...
Forum: Canada
Sep 20th 2009, 7:01 pm
Replies: 2,672
Views: 291,790
Posted By agr

Re: Exchange rate

I moved 9 months ago, and staged my fx 9-10 months ago. I got $1.74 - $1.80, averaging out to about $1.77. I have been surprised at the lack of volatility in the meantime. Apart from that $1.90 blip,...
Forum: Canada
Feb 21st 2009, 3:18 pm
Replies: 2,672
Views: 291,790
Posted By agr

Re: Exchange rate

We changed most of our savings at $1.748. Not a great rate even now, but we had a small window between funds becoming available and buying a house.

The pain soon passes, and since we had planned...
Forum: Canada
Jan 6th 2009, 6:37 pm
Replies: 2,672
Views: 291,790
Posted By agr

Re: Exchange rate

Almost $1.77 now. The scary thing is, that's starting to look like a good rate!
Forum: Canada
Dec 30th 2008, 6:52 am
Replies: 2,672
Views: 291,790
Posted By agr

Re: Exchange rate

Moneycorp's daily email suggests there's a lot of volatility at the moment because of very low trading volumes during the holiday season. I have to exchange quite a lot of money before the end of...
Forum: Canada
Dec 22nd 2008, 1:04 pm
Replies: 2,672
Views: 291,790
Posted By agr

Re: Exchange rate

My anti-neurosis measure is to plan the financial aspects of the move at a rate of $1.50. Anything above that is a bonus, that will kick-start our savings in Canada. When each lost cent on the rate...
Forum: Canada
Dec 20th 2008, 12:29 pm
Replies: 2,672
Views: 291,790
Posted By agr

Re: Exchange rate

We're moving in January also. All the money is coming with us. I'm not going to spend the next few years watching the exchange rate. We'll take out a forward contract shortly, not because the rate is...
Forum: Canada
Nov 20th 2008, 6:27 pm
Replies: 2,672
Views: 291,790
Posted By agr

Re: Exchange rate

I'm hoping to buy a house in Edmonton in the New Year, so when making offers I'm exposed to an exchange rate risk on the downpayment (only part of which I have now, the rest is coming to me with...
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