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Forum: Australia
Jan 15th 2011, 10:54 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

yeah and the greedy retailers trying to blame online shopping because people can now buy bargains with strong $!

retailers have been coining it in with overseas purchased goods over the last year...
Forum: Australia
Jan 5th 2011, 8:13 am
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

it's about bloody time!!! :thumbsup:
Forum: Australia
Dec 29th 2010, 7:09 am
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

shocking!

thank god I now earn $'s! :rofl:
Forum: Australia
Dec 23rd 2010, 11:03 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

cheers DUP,

that'll be $2.50 to the pound and house price drop of 40% for me then!:thumbsup:

and Liverpool to win the premiership

and England to win the Ashes

and real ale on tap in my...
Forum: Australia
Dec 23rd 2010, 10:03 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

are you saying miners are being laid off now?

I've been in Sydney for 2 months now and everything feels to be at an extreme and 'stressed' to say the least - hard to explain the feeling but was...
Forum: Australia
Nov 30th 2010, 10:07 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

I'M BACK!

in Sydney now and earning dollars - so come on let's have 1.50!!!!!! :rofl:

I love these little golden nuggets in my pocket!!!!

Have about 100 quid left in wallet and just laugh at...
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2010, 11:41 am
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

Oct 2008 spike was 60 cents plus!

I think most people are like me on here and interested in a spike to be honest as once £'s are exchanged we can stop being obsessed with the exchange rate!...
Forum: Australia
Aug 26th 2010, 8:49 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

but my point on that is £ was also dropping like a lead balloon against US$ at same time as A$ drops against US$ so £ also weak!

Yet £ really benefits in those scenarios against A$ - Oct 2008 is a...
Forum: Australia
Aug 25th 2010, 10:49 am
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

OK, when £ went up to 1.80+ recently it was during a period of heavy selling of AU$ (and stocks and carry trades positions etc.) it was actually triggered by the problems in Greece.

As a result...
Forum: Australia
Aug 24th 2010, 10:17 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

outcome of american double dip scare and stock markets tanking again today = downhill skiing for AU$ and it does not count for anything what the australian economy is like or mineral exports I'm...
Forum: Australia
Aug 23rd 2010, 12:25 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

thankfully I closed my positions and took profit last night! :unsure:

still time for things to sink in to how markets are taking all this - time will tell as always!

today I'm staying away from...
Forum: Australia
Aug 22nd 2010, 10:38 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

no genius, builder! post said it all!!!!!!!

Financial markets are one big load of chance and you can watch bloomberg 24/7 but at the end of the day the market goes up or down and when it wants!...
Forum: Australia
Aug 22nd 2010, 10:36 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

hope you have mate, £'s a loser but we can win.

Happy trading! :thumbsup:
Forum: Australia
Aug 22nd 2010, 9:56 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

well mate get yourself a forex trading account, the way I figured it was if I'm gonna be obsessed by exchanged rates until I exchange my £'s for AU$'s then I might as well make some profit from the...
Forum: Australia
Aug 22nd 2010, 9:30 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

market open 25 mins and £ is up 100 pips up against aussie and aussie down 60 agaisnt USD and Yen.

Not a bad call from the 'Guru' :rofl:

Profit taken not watching as market settles but waiting...
Forum: Australia
Aug 22nd 2010, 3:38 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

the £ did weaken in the hung days and only improved when Tory Lib Dems got it on from what I can remember.

from what I see of the potential coalitions in oz they are very limited so will be...
Forum: Australia
Aug 21st 2010, 9:56 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

hung parliament = aussie down next week??? Worth a punt on the spread bets me thinks!!!

GBP/AUD hit 1.80 again?????

:thumbup:
Forum: Australia
Jul 30th 2010, 7:04 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

market not shut til 5pm NY time.

stocks have wobbled today but not enough for risk aversion to kick back in, that may come around again next week though!

£ doing well against US$, making me a...
Forum: Australia
Jul 17th 2010, 6:48 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

general election may few up a few spikes now depending on the fiscal proposals from each party if they are elected! :thumbsup:
Forum: Australia
Jul 16th 2010, 10:55 am
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

confirms what I thought too, read many hours on this and asked outright has anyone actually paid tax on this and never got confirmation!

my cousin at KPMG Sydney concurs that there is no tax!
Forum: Australia
Jul 15th 2010, 8:43 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

thanks you!

£ just hit 1.75, think my prediction was 1.75 to 1.80 but can't remember when deadline was (I'll have to read back!)

Markets shaky in US this afternoon, yet £ is flying against US$...
Forum: Australia
Jul 15th 2010, 9:04 am
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

soz, new born baby in the house so read this half asleep! :confused_smile:
Forum: Australia
Jul 14th 2010, 1:53 pm
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

Oz has always been close to china even when $2+ to the £!

the aussie dollar is still a high risk indexed currency, no getting away from that. things will at some point return to perceived values...
Forum: Australia
Jul 13th 2010, 11:46 am
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

:drinkwine: yip!!!
Forum: Australia
Jul 13th 2010, 11:32 am
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,777
Posted By MrCro

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

agree, it's all about when not if! :thumbup:

problem is england might win a world cup before it goes back up!!!???
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