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AJSUGGY
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Official rate at the moment on BBC Business is 1.1747. Don't know how long it will last, till the money boys decide to sell.
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pyrman
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1.166 over this weekend and should begin to slide a bit with more travelling from Monday 19th. Ramsdens on the high street at 1.144 ...
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Richardk
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I don't think the tourist demand will impact the exchange rate, too many bigger external factors going on. I got 1.155 last week on a transfer from Banco Bpi
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cubsur
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Has been around €1.08 for cash here, which is a wider disparity with the 'bank' rate than has been the case in past years.
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pyrman
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Well, Richard ... it was above 1.17 a few days ago ... now it is 1.1592 .. just as Boris opens the gates ... it will be interesting onwards ... 1 % on to your imports bill .. to start ?
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Pyrman
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Richardk
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Currencies fluctuate every second of every day markets are open. Its been higher , its been lower but the fact is tourism currency dealing is a very small part of the global currency dealings hence will only have a minimal effect. The currency market follows all factors not just Mr & Mrs Browns purchase for their Benidorm holiday
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pyrman
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You are probably right ... pound dips every summer against the euro because of `other` as yet unidentified factors .. not millions of people selling billions of £`s .. which the biggest trader by far of the worlds biggest issued currency (Deutsche Bank) must surely react to, or lose money ?
Just the same, it may not happen this year with much smaller volume.
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AJSUGGY
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Todays Official Rate at the moment 1.1822 Bank gave me 1.159 best rate for some time It also might go higher
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pyrman
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Yes .. 1.18 ... happy days. Time to buy a wad, I think ..
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pyrman
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So, I bought a wad .. pound 1.17 now .. manage to get 1.15 ... you will lose maybe 6 euros per 100 using Albufeira exchange shops .. the multibanco will not be much less than 1.14 ... decline any conversion there.
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Pyrman
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AJSUGGY
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Strange when on the day they report that economic growth in the uk has gone down in July the £ rises against the Euro you would have thought it would be the other way round.
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Bunnyrunner
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Well done pyrman and good advice about not accepting the conversion. The rate on the Multibanco machine is determined by the card though not the machine. Cheapest way to get Euros when in PT is to use a credit card that has no Foreign Transaction fee and uses the Visa/Mastercard closing daily Euro exchange rate. This rate gives an almost identical rate to the quoted rates that you see in papers etc, usually only half a euro cent lower. Best examples of these cards are Halifax Clarity and Barclaycard Rewards, the latter also gives 0.25% cashback on Euro purchases. Then pay off the credit card amount a day later when you know the amount. This assumes you have online banking and card apps on your phone, tablet or laptop. As pyrman says never accept the conversion rate which will often cost you 10% and never use the ATM Euronet cash machines (blue) as they charge a fixed fee of 3.99 no matter how much you withdraw. So only use the Multibanco ATM machines which are usually yellow/orange and charge no additional fees other than your card provider's. **I am not a qualified Financial advisor, this post does not constitute Financial advice. You need to accept personal responsibility for all your own decisions.
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pyrman
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Pound hit 1.18 again for a few minutes .. 1.1766 close
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pyrman
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Back over the hump and hanging in there at 1.1825 ..
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Algarveaddick
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1.10 in town yesterday. HSBC rate 1.13 so buy in the UK folks...
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Go away Duchatalet
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