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Currency rates were extremely volatile last week as the coronavirus situation worsened day by day with various countries implementing ever-tougher measures to stop the spread of the disease.
This week the US Dollar was touching three-year highs when valued against a basket of major currencies. The greenback's traditional role as one of the safe-haven currencies is helped by a domestic economy that is largely immune to the threats of the coronavirus.
We review Revolut, a digital bank that allows users to receive, send and spend money at the interbank exchange rate.
We compare the features, exchange rates and security of the three best multi-currency accounts available today — the WorldFirst World Account, the TransferWise Borderless Account and the OFX Global Currency Account.
SendFX is a fascinating new entrant in the payments industry. It provides discounted cross-border money transfers, multi-currency wallets and other FX solutions to individuals and SMEs, complete with a customer rewards program.
The coronavirus pandemic has replaced Brexit in the headlines for 2020 which is favourable for GBP.
The success or failure of post Brexit negotations will dominate GBP trends and forecasts in 2020.
The success or failure of post Brexit negotations will dominate GBP trends and forecasts in 2020.
Should post-Brexit clarity emerge in 2020, euro strength should follow and this would compound Aussie weakness, resulting in lower AUD/EUR rates.
The success or failure of post Brexit negotations will dominate AUD/GBP trends and forecasts in 2020.
Forecasts for the AUD/USD in 2020 are influenced by three factors; the coronavirus impact on economies, changes in the delta between interest rates in Australia and the US and also the trade war between China and the US.
World Accounts now let your business collect funds and pay local suppliers in HKD or make payments to offshore CNY (CNH) accounts in China.
OFX Global Currency Account – Independent BER Review OFX Global Currency Account: A Summary OFX has a 30-year history and is one of the largest foreign exchange specialists in the world. It offers a “Global Currency Account” that allows online sellers to hold, send and receive funds in GBP, EUR, USD, AUD, CAD and HKD. […]
A decrease in AUD/INR is expected in 2020, and that's bad news for Indian expat workers, who represent one of the largest groups remitting money from Australia.
The FX market's bellwether for risk sentiment, AUD/JPY, is expected by NAB at ¥78 at the end of 2020.
Goldman Sachs forecast the downward course for Dollar to Yen to continue with a USD/JPY rate of 95 in the near future. JPY in the markets You can also read our full Foreign Exchange Guide to Japan. Note the Japanese yen is a low value currency, against the US dollar it is normally quoted as […]
Forecasts and predictions for the Hong Kong dollar change all the time, affected by news events and relative sentiment towards the HK economy. This continually updated article reviews HKD bank forecasts and popular cross-rate trends.
Forecasts for the Swiss franc change all the time, affected by news events and relative sentiment towards the Swiss economy. This continually updated article reviews the latest forecasts from banks and FX experts as well as news and recent movements of CHF in the currency markets.
WorldFirst World Account – Independent BER Review World Account: A Summary WorldFirst, a market leader in the international payments space, offers a multi-currency “World Account” that allows businesses to hold, send and receive funds in 10 major currencies: GBP, EUR, USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, SGD, NZD, CNH and HKD. With a World Account, businesses can […]
TransferWise’s Borderless Account allows users to hold and convert funds in 40 different currencies and send and spend internationally, all at the “real” exchange rate and with exceptionally low service fees. Users can also receive major-currency payments free of charge.
Forecasts for the Indian rupee change all the time, affected by news events and relative sentiment towards the Indian economy. This continually updated article reviews the latest forecasts from banks and FX experts as well as news and recent movements of INR in the currency markets.
Forecasts for the Malaysian ringgit change all the time, affected by news events such as the Coronavirus and relative sentiment towards the Malaysian economy. This continually updated article reviews MYR bank forecasts and popular cross-rate trends.
Forecasts and predictions for the Australian dollar change all the time, affected by news events and relative sentiment towards the Australian economy. This continually updated article reviews AUD bank forecasts and popular cross-rate trends.
Forecasts for the Canadian dollar change all the time, affected by news events and relative sentiment towards the Canadian economy. This continually updated article reviews CAD bank forecasts and popular cross-rate trends.
Forecasts for the euro change all the time, affected by news events and relative sentiment towards the overall Eurozone economy. This continually updated article reviews EUR bank forecasts and popular cross-rate trends.