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Yes, they are going to pass on the charges and whilst it's disappointing they are only passing on the charges that they incur. Other banks of course charge 2.75% which seems to be about three times of the cost, now that is simply blatant profiteering.
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Sarge?????????
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It was inevitable in face of the sub prime debacle its still a lot lower than Barclays by about 3.5% so i will stay where i am but depressing though
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I see the BOE has dropped interest rates further to 0.5%, so probably a drop in the value the Pound.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7925620.stm
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For some reason, I'm firing blanks above - this is what it should say:
I see the BOE has dropped interest rates further to 0.5%, so probably a drop in the value the Pound.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7925620.stm
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Can somebody tell me what the above Nationwide card charges and Plymouth FC have to do with this thread concerning the Thai Baht and the Sterling Pound ?

I considered it a serious thread which I kept open on my computer - but no longer!

Moderators' this happens far too often!!
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PET wrote:Can somebody tell me what the above Nationwide card charges and Plymouth FC have to do with this thread concerning the Thai Baht and the Sterling Pound ?

I considered it a serious thread which I kept open on my computer - but no longer!

Moderators' this happens far too often!!
:roll:

I dont know why BBs reply is blank but the Plymouth FC part is his signature, its on all his posts, so yes, it will happen quite often.

You may now put your dummy back in.
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BaaBaa. wrote:I dont know why BBs reply is blank.........
I agree completely BB, spot on, sure your computer is OK BaaBaa?

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It will be interesting to see if they ask their sharehoders to vote on it i am voting NO by the way :wink: :shock: :D after all as a shareholder i should have a say
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Post by Cowboy »

BoE dropped the interest rate to 0.5%. The effect was that GBP dropped against the USD, but gained against EUR.

As someone mentioned in some thread, that the biggest crash (think GM going under and effectively affecting 400 000 workers across Europe, just as an example) is still coming in Europe, I'd imagine that we'll see GBP getting stronger against EUR.

ECB also dropped their interest to 1.5%, which is still far from BoE's rate. Whether this is a good thing or not, remains to be seen.

Also BoE is requesting to "print" 150 billion pounds to pump into the economy. At least they are trying hard to get UK on her feet.

Also the news I read here about the Thai economy being in bad shape, which could benefit the GBP against THB.

I'm just hoping it'll happen soon, as there's only 2 weeks 'till I'm in HH... :thumb:
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PET wrote:Can somebody tell me what the above Nationwide card charges and Plymouth FC have to do with this thread concerning the Thai Baht and the Sterling Pound ?

I considered it a serious thread which I kept open on my computer - but no longer!

Moderators' this happens far too often!!
Pet, I am sorry that you have been so offended by my 2 blank posts. I can assure you you that they both contain valid text, but won't display.

Assuming that this post works, I will try to fix the 2 posts later.

It is probably my work PC firing blanks - you wouldn't believe the trouble I have with HHAD at work.

I've corrected the above posts by simply pressing edit and submit. It looks as if the fun police have found a new way of stopping the workforce having fun, Please accept this as advance notice that I will try again tomorrow - there could be another unintentional blank posting.
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Pound dives big time again.

After a period of stability of 50 - 51.5 to the pound we see another dive today, especially against the US dollar :(

1.00 GBP = 49.7728 THB


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7932799.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7905879.stm


1 GBP = 1.37645 Dollar
1 GBP = 1.09473 Euro
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JimmyGreaves wrote:Pound dives big time again.

After a period of stability of 50 - 51.5 to the pound we see another dive today, especially against the US dollar :(

1.00 GBP = 49.7728 THB


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7932799.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7905879.stm


1 GBP = 1.37645 Dollar
1 GBP = 1.09473 Euro
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Khundon1975 wrote:I love roller coaster rides.
Not this one KD, it sucks.
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