Yen Exchange Rate Watch

[strictmuffin]

i m quite thankful i changed a quarter of my expenses at 15.9

wheres the muffin that claimed drop to 14.83 by mid april ?

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[stars87]

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whatever floats your boat ?

 

[Telur17]

aiyoh, this is supposed to b a friendly thread.

mustafa now 15.66. hope will drop a bit more so I can go change some $ 2moro...

 

[stars87]

aiyoh, this is supposed to b a friendly thread.

mustafa now 15.66. hope will drop a bit more so I can go change some $ 2moro...

btw. when u going telur ?

sorry to burden you but would you mind checking the Yen exchange counters at Narita when u arrive ?

got quite a few people say the narita airport money changers offer pretty decent rates to exchange currency (more outbound travellers than inbound travellers i'd suppose)

just give a shout here if you find that the rates are pretty good or anything no need to specifically go and search and find them out. just let us know if you see can ? much thanks in advance there should be a few on the way to the Train stations.

thanks !

 

[SecretZone]

ahh i see, i probably might be there in may too. you headed there from when till when ?

16th may to 22th may

 

[bryando]

I remembered I checked twice at the narita airport in 2007 and both times rates were not as good as in SG. Eyeing to get my ex-colleague who still working in Bank to check if their staff rates are better. Fingers crossed and keep you guys posted.......

 

[stars87]

16th may to 22th may

hey !

i'd be there probably from 13 -20th too. hakodate, toya and sapporo. another dude, redemption i think, will be there around that period too.

maybe with a bit of karma, we'd bump into each other at the sapporo kami buffet.

okkk back to exchange rates before people get angry.

rates seem to have stabilized. hovering at around 15.6~15.7, no more sudden spikes like last week. currently : 15.67

@bryando.

i see, thank you. appreciate it. cos got a few people ever mentioned before that the rates were pretty good. i was keeping that as a contingency plan, just in case if rates suddenly shoot up, ild pack about 1k to change at Narita when i arrive.


Down down down ! below 14 even better back to pre-recession days. hopefully with new export data coming out, the yen will fall against SGD again. seems like economic downturn is bottoming out. (unless got some new crisis/fallout again, Choy !)

 

[Telur17]

btw. when u going telur ?

sorry to burden you but would you mind checking the Yen exchange counters at Narita when u arrive ?

got quite a few people say the narita airport money changers offer pretty decent rates to exchange currency (more outbound travellers than inbound travellers i'd suppose)

just give a shout here if you find that the rates are pretty good or anything no need to specifically go and search and find them out. just let us know if you see can ? much thanks in advance there should be a few on the way to the Train stations.

thanks !

going 2 weeks from now. if I see the $ changer, will take note. but everybody tells me rates are much better in SG...

 

[redemption]

btw. when u going telur ?

sorry to burden you but would you mind checking the Yen exchange counters at Narita when u arrive ?

got quite a few people say the narita airport money changers offer pretty decent rates to exchange currency (more outbound travellers than inbound travellers i'd suppose)

I'll be in Narita next Friday, if I get hold of a computer and remember this thread, I'll update on the rates in Narita too.

I've read the same thing about the exchange rate being better at Narita or at the ATM there, but it's from some guidebooks (Frommer's and Lonely Planet). Those are geared towards Western visitors so maybe their exchange rates are different?

Anyway, I'm gonna change another batch soon at the Arcade. Let you guys know the rate there (I'm hoping to get around 15.6).

 

[redemption]

Just back. Changed at 15.57 at Hassan and Sons at the Arcade.

 

[James Tang]

I'll be in Narita next Friday, if I get hold of a computer and remember this thread, I'll update on the rates in Narita too.

I've read the same thing about the exchange rate being better at Narita or at the ATM there, but it's from some guidebooks (Frommer's and Lonely Planet). Those are geared towards Western visitors so maybe their exchange rates are different?

Anyway, I'm gonna change another batch soon at the Arcade. Let you guys know the rate there (I'm hoping to get around 15.6).

HI,

May I know what time the changers at Arcade close?

Thanks!

 

[Telur17]

Just back. Changed at 15.57 at Hassan and Sons at the Arcade.

wah, good rate. tempted to go change now. but just came back from my break...

 

[bertina]

I think I'm done with all my currency exchange.. But didnt manage to get at the best rate eg. 15.6+.. Because I started changing my money when it was around 16.6.
After averaging out, the rate I got for all my money changed is 16.

Anyway yen has gone up again, 15.86 at Mustafa

 

[redemption]

Anyway yen has gone up again, 15.86 at Mustafa

Argh, huge jump recently (see http://www.google.com/finance?q=JPYSGD also). I should have changed my remaining yen yesterday!

 

[Tsuteki]

umm its due to Nikkei stock drop again.

 

[evilerniex]

omg...15.9100 already
issit going to break 16 again??

 

[Tsuteki]

very hard to say again dun go up is better i hope just morning up haha

 

[kuro]

i think YEN rising due to USD weakening right?

 

[redemption]

Yeah I think that the reason more than Nikkei stocks going down Nikkei is probably down because the yen is up (and not the other way round).

 

[nWo]

The real reason why USD has gone DOWN & YEN has gone UP:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/416243/1/.html

Fed Reserve adds US$1.15 trillion to economic fight

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve ramped up its battle against the economic crisis on Wednesday, announcing plans to pump another 1.15 trillion dollars into the financial system in a stepped-up effort to spark recovery.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/416278/1/.html

Fed expansion sends US dollar reeling

NEW YORK: The US dollar plunged on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve surprised markets with an aggressive plan to pump over a trillion dollars into the financial system to pull the US economy out of recession.