SteveW
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for USD..
At the moment (going by the FT) its 1.5296.. about a month ago it was 1.4 ish
is it on the rise ? do you think that it will improve by say April '09 ?
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willay
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no.
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Daniel_Corsa
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Hopefully get stronger, I exchanged all my spare $$$'s the other week!
Bought at £1 - $2.1
Sold at $1.54 - £1

It should rise a little but won't see $2 to a £1 for a long time IMO.
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pow
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Better bloody well rise, need a VAGCOM licence
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Doug
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Im hoping that the pound starts to crash as I have a large amount of $$ that I need to turn into ££
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Daniel_Corsa
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quote: Originally posted by Doug
Im hoping that the pound starts to crash as I have a large amount of $$ that I need to turn into ££
Then you want the pound to be strong and the dollar to be poor!
Like when I bought mine £1 = $2.1 I then sold them at $1.54 = £1
Lower the $$$ the more £££ you get back sell now tbh!
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Doug
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quote: Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
quote: Originally posted by Doug
Im hoping that the pound starts to crash as I have a large amount of $$ that I need to turn into ££
Then you want the pound to be strong and the dollar to be poor!
Like when I bought mine £1 = $2.1 I then sold them at $1.54 = £1
Lower the $$$ the more £££ you get back sell now tbh!
No I want the dollar to be strong and the pound to be poor. Not for long, just long enough for me to so some quick banking then the pound can get strong again 
Im hoping that it drops to around £1 : $1.2
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Ollie_B
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I want the Iraqi Dianrs to go up
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James
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quote: Originally posted by Doug
quote: Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
quote: Originally posted by Doug
Im hoping that the pound starts to crash as I have a large amount of $$ that I need to turn into ££
Then you want the pound to be strong and the dollar to be poor!
Like when I bought mine £1 = $2.1 I then sold them at $1.54 = £1
Lower the $$$ the more £££ you get back sell now tbh!
No I want the dollar to be strong and the pound to be poor. Not for long, just long enough for me to so some quick banking then the pound can get strong again 
Im hoping that it drops to around £1 : $1.2
Poker cashouts by any chance? Got nearly $1k in my PKR account, just waiting to cash out
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Daimo B
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Can anyone (Willay) let me know how Santander group are doing, current value of shares etc.
I've got 100 shares, but been offered to buy a load more soon, and as everyones in poop right now, im wondering if its a good idea to invest in some more shares? (no plans to sell, just get the income every month from the dividends).
Good/bad idea in current economics.
Can't see Santander going down?
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Doug
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I wish 
I have 6 figures sat in USD over in USA that needs to make the jump to sterling at some point. I just want to minimise my loss so I am really keeping a watch on the markets atm 
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James
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quote: Originally posted by VXR
Can't see Santander going down?
But no-one could see Lehman Brothers going down, HBOS and Lloyds TSB merging to stay alive, Woolworths almost going bust and Northern Rock being nationalised 
It's unlikely but anything is possible.
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Daimo B
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Santander is HSBC size, which is vastly bigger than HBOS, Lloys, Woolworths etc.
Theres always a chance, but looking at figures from my shareholder report, it looks ok and still actually making a bigger profit now than it was this time last year.
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pow
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Abbey is part of the Santander group aren't they?
They'll still floating?
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Daimo B
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Aye Abby was taken over a few years back by Santander.
My shares were originallly with Abby, but have been transferred to Santander.
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pow
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I'm desperatly trying to remember who else is part of it, read it in the paper on Monday but cannot rememeber
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lil_g
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Alliance and Leicester and Bradford and Bingley have been bought by them I think?
I'll find out if I get a Santander card though the post!
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Daniel_Corsa
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quote: Originally posted by lil_g
Alliance and Leicester and Bradford and Bingley have been bought by them I think?
I'll find out if I get a Santander card though the post!
A&L have as I have shares in A&L now Santander shares
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Jodi_the_g
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It was 2.1 for almost a year and now has fucked up as I still get paid a small amount in £ and send it over losing almost $300 a month now from January
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Daimo B
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Im gonna get my $$ now I think for next year.
Booooooooooo
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Colin
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I missed out on the exchange rate peak around June when it was over $2:£1, should have bought them but had other stuff to pay for like the holiday. Was $1.82:£1 when I bought & when I returned 2 weeks later it was down to about $1.70:£1!!!!
Dont think i'll be going to the US next year, or on holiday for that matter
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Daimo B
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Its now at 1.53 to £1
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Robbo
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Expect it to settle around the 1.60:1 level as has pretty much always been the case
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