When you are thinking about sending money abroad, an international money transfer provider is a great option. They can help you with the whole process, provide useful online tools and most importantly bank-beating exchange rates and low or zero fees.
| Foreign Transfer Providers Ratings & Reviews | Receive EUR(€) | Exchange Rate | Fee AUD | Total Cost | Transfer Services | Transfer Speed | Deal Links |
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  TorFX provide no fee transfers with good exchange rates and excellent customer service. More▾ | 6,232 EUR Value & Rating | 0.6232 | 0 | 1.05% | Bank Transfers - Online & Phone | 1-2 days | |
 OFX exchange rates are highly competitive for global money transfers, great customer service. ^Zero transfer fees for BestExchangeRates customers. More▾ | 6,235 EUR €3 more | 0.6235 | 0^ | 1% | Bank Transfers - Online & Phone | 1-2 days | |
Banks - Average Rate         Average rate from these selected Banks. Click icons to see each bank's individual rate and fee. More▾ | 5,992 EUR €240 less | 0.6004 | 15 | 4.86% | Online, Branch, Bank Transfers | 2-3 days |
This is the current AUD-EUR mid-market exchange rate. The Total Cost of each foreign transfer in the above table is calculated as the sum of all fees and the exchange rate margin, which is the difference between the provider's exchange rate and the mid-market AUD-EUR exchange rate.
Whenever you are interested in an exchange rate you are actually interested in two currencies due to the fact that the value of a currency must always be quoted in comparison to a second currency.
So it follows that if you are determining the best time to transact, in this case the AUD vs EUR, you should pay attention to both Australian Dollar and Euro news and forecasts.
11-January-19: The Australian dollar recovered strongly following a "flash crash" in early January which saw it briefly trade at a 10-year low of 67.4 US cents.
By the time of this report, AUD/USD was back above $0.72 and roughly in line with December’s median exchange rate. The Aussie was similarly strong against other major currencies following its mini crash.
At current levels the Aussie “is very undervalued” versus the US dollar, a CIBC analyst said in late December; it was his “best bet” for 2019. The analyst’s view was based upon there being a positive resolution to the US-China trade spat. In the second half of 2019, the Aussie could be quoted as high as $0.78, the analyst said — 8 percent higher than rates at the time of writing.
For AUD/NZD, TD Securities expects near-term appreciation from NZ$1.05 to NZ$1.1.
Against other major currencies, the Aussie’s outlook is less optimistic. In recent months, investors have become increasingly certain that no increase to Australian interest rates will be seen until 2020. Inaction on interest rates will force capital away from Australia and towards countries where rates are higher or are expected to increase.
11-January-19: 2018 was a mixed year for the euro. A 4.6 percent loss versus the US dollar and a 3 percent loss versus the franc was offset by a near-6 percent gain versus the Australian dollar and small gains against the pound and Canadian dollar.
Risks to the euro in 2019 will include Brexit, slower economic growth and the Italian budget. The main supporting factor is the end of economic stimulus by the ECB, which may or may not be followed by an interest rate hike later in the year.
Forecasts: For the month of January, SEB recommend betting on euro depreciation versus JPY, SEK and NOK on grounds of seasonality.
In the months ahead, EUR/GBP should weaken from levels in the mid-£0.89s (as of January-11) according to Bank of America, since “all pathways are leading to a soft Brexit” — something that would be a shot in the arm to sterling.
For EUR/USD, both Danske Bank and Bank of America retain end-of-year forecasts of $1.25, from rates at the time of writing in the mid-$1.14s. $1.25 represents the equilibrium exchange rate for this pair, BAML researchers said.
