A question for those of us who don't follow the finanicial world as closely as some of you; would this be a good day for me to transfer money from my Sterling bank account to my euro one? Or should I wait?
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Originally posted by milanbenes View Postlook at the AU go !!
I just read that JP Morgan bought bear stearns for 115m GBP
classic
also, was reading at the weekend that some mega investor bought 10% of bear steans last september
As of friday he was down 800m U$ !!!
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Originally posted by SizeZero View PostA question for those of us who don't follow the finanicial world as closely as some of you; would this be a good day for me to transfer money from my Sterling bank account to my euro one? Or should I wait?
If you need the money in EUR withing the next 0-12 months, I'd do it now.
If you're speculating you can make your own decisions"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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First the good news:
Due to the pound's performance over the past month or so, my portfolio (in GBP terms) has gone up > 50k
Bad news (for you GBP-based contractors):
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Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostIt depends on how you view the GBP position against EUR. If you need the money in EUR now, I'd do it now.
If you need the money in EUR withing the next 0-12 months, I'd do it now.
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostYou mean soft arbitrage rather than hard arbitrage?
It's worth taking the lower EUR rate of interest if you think you'll need the EUR (to pay for something) in the next 0-12 months as the GBP-EUR rate will get worse over that period, making the extra GBP you make not worth it.
If you don't need to spend EUR over that timeframe, keep it in GBP as it'll sort itself out over the longer timeframe.
All IMO, IANAIFA, I have not done the exact sums involved etc etc."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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'it in GBP as it'll sort itself out over the longer timeframe'
you reckon, rather you than me !
still I guess someone has to hold them (£)
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Originally posted by milanbenes View Post'it in GBP as it'll sort itself out over the longer timeframe'
you reckon, rather you than me !
still I guess someone has to hold them (£)
Milan."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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