50 years ago.

[Lewis McColl]

Think Captain Kong should set the course , South Sea Isles sounds a better heading than the Americas.

[robpage]

Oh No ! it's just dropped off the Isle of Wight , I expect the Navigator is stood at Fleetwood and forgot the gangway , Oh No ! and the shore cable , grief , he didn't see the Walney Wind Farm either , no wonder , he hasn't been to Specsavers

[happy daze john in oz]

Lewis, we all know where the UK is, but there is, or should not be, an umbilical cord tying it to the EU.

As to the Pound and Euro, fluctuations occur by the second in many instances.

Last week my UK pension brought in $378, today the one for her indoors only brought in $368.
Pound up, or AU dollar down?

Floating currencies, of which most of the worlds major ones are do just that they float, unless of course as had occurred in the past they just sink away.

[robpage]

$AUS 10 obviously dropsy for the postman

[cappy]

n the 30th June 2016 the spot inter-bank market saw:
Open: 1 GBP = 1.3429 USD

Close: 1 GBP = 1.3318 USD

Average: 1 GBP = 1.3346 USD

Lowest: 1 GBP = 1.3308 USD

Highest: 1 GBP = 1.3383 USD

Today's Live British Pound into US Dollar Exchange Rate
Spot: 1 GBP = 1.3565 USD

Independent Provider: 1 GBP = 1.3402 USD

Avge. UK Bank International Payment: 1 GBP = 1.3185 USD

so today from Pound Sterling LIVE: Forecasts, News, Exchange Rates
the £ is $0.017 Higher than June 2016

####facts always beats bullxxit......and bluster

[robpage]

well now we have confirmed dollar - good . Euro - bad , we will have to leave Europe , disaster where will I get my Foie Gras from , I'll have to drink Australian wine , buy a Japanese car from Santoryland on Wear , no more French letters , visit the crooked spire of Chesterfield instead of the leaning tower of Pizza , we need a referendum to resolve this

[Lewis McColl]

####facts always beats bullxxit......and bluster

Very true Cappy fact the GBP against the Euro pre Brexit was around the £1.00 = €1.25, today £1.00 = €1.115 as of yesterdays spot rate, to me says the GBP is not to healthy, Euro may not be in the best of shape either. So that Cognac you are fond off is going up in price.

[Captain Kong]

Maybe if No One went to Europe from the UK they would change the exchange rate to 1.50 e, just to get some tourist business.
certainly would Not get my business.

[cappy]

Very true Cappy fact the GBP against the Euro pre Brexit was around the £1.00 = €1.25, today £1.00 = €1.115 as of yesterdays spot rate, to me says the GBP is not to healthy, Euro may not be in the best of shape either. So that Cognac you are fond off is going up in price.

##well that is one point of view another from a businness angle would be can you afford not to drop your price to to keep your sales .....and of course when we get out that euro soup .......our pound will rise against the euro as we wont have to pay to keep the continent afloat

[Lewis McColl]

Well Lads, I hope you are right seeing as my pensions are converted from GBP to Euros. The stronger the Pound the bigger my pay rise, happy days.