superal Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I have not read anywhere recently about the performance of the GBP against other currencies but most importantly for me , the Thai baht . It seems that every day the pound is strengthening against the baht , today at 10 00 am 1 gbp = 42.25 baht and the months forecast is for a similar trend , also against the US dollar 1.48 $ to the £ Any TVF currency gurus know why ? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fangless Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 BREXIT and COVID Vaccinations! 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 It's slowly getting back to where it was before brexit, some good news for a change. regards worgeordie 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, fangless said: BREXIT and COVID Vaccinations! Yep, Brexit has allowed the UK to start vaccinating all it's citizens now, while Europe is still mired in red tape. Project fear has failed. Edited February 23, 2021 by BritManToo 15 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darksidedog Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 It's all of the above mentioned, combined with the pound falling into very negative territory with the uncertainty of the deal/no deal exit. The uncertainty has gone, which combined with the vaccines and subsequent release from lockdown paints a rosy picture for the UK economy. For once. I had been ooming and aahing over whether to send more money here, but I am waiting, as I don't really need it and I believe it will rise quite a bit more before I do. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SooKee Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I just hope it doesn't go crashing back down again like it's done with every other recovery 'blip' over the last couple of years. Up from 39 to 40 (great!) only to drop to 38 days later ???? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Whoop, whoop, whoop ! Go pound !!! That said , it seems to go up 10-15% against the dollar and 1% against the baht ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Golden Triangle Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 I hope that all you guys enthusiasm doesn't put the mockers on it ???? £££££££££££££££ 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Moonlover Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 16 minutes ago, SooKee said: I just hope it doesn't go crashing back down again like it's done with every other recovery 'blip' over the last couple of years. Up from 39 to 40 (great!) only to drop to 38 days later ???? What you're describing are ripples, not trends. The trend is definitely up now for the pound. I think the BREXIT jitters are beginning to fade. https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=THB 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SooKee Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Moonlover said: What you're describing are ripples, not trends. The trend is definitely up now for the pound. I think the BREXIT jitters are beginning to fade. https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=THB Whatever description we choose to assign to it the pound has barely risen above 40 for a long time. Only time will tell is this is a trend and not a longer lifespan ripple, maybe a 'tripple'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Moonlover Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, SooKee said: Whatever description we choose to assign to it the pound has barely risen above 40 for a long time. Only time will tell is this is a trend and not a longer lifespan ripple, maybe a 'tripple'. There's been a few hic-ups, but generally it's been rising for a year now. It's a good sign IMO. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetops Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, superal said: also against the US dollar 1.48 $ to the £ That would be good, but a trifle optimistic for now I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverlomsak Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, treetops said: That would be good, but a trifle optimistic for now I think. Transferwise has a rate of 1.408 at the time of writing, it'll get there give it a chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post douglasspade Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 When GBP/USD pushes through 1.435, I would call it a comeback. For now GBP/THB are edging on a major weekly resistance at 42.290- held since 2018/11/12, that is 800 odd days. Pushing bullish and holding that price, it could push for the next major resistance of 45.200 - witch was the support of the 2016 selloff. The Dollar is on the three-year low against the British Pound due to boosted risk sentiment, because of the current covid progress in the US (also fueled by change of Presidency). Although the Thai Baht is performing remarkably well 'in range' against the Dollar, it always perform in sequence with the Dollar against European markets. The Baht is not a US pegged market since 1997, but trade sentiment is such a dishonorable thing ????????????! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post superal Posted February 23, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, foreverlomsak said: Transferwise has a rate of 1.408 at the time of writing, it'll get there give it a chance. Sorry , I missed a 0 and it is now 1.408 ( not 1.48 ) and climbing , nice to see you are paying attention 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Moonlover said: There's been a few hic-ups, but generally it's been rising for a year now. It's a good sign IMO. Mainly the last 2-3 weeks, you can see it out performing Euro and USD easily 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverlomsak Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 49 minutes ago, superal said: Sorry , I missed a 0 and it is now 1.408 ( not 1.48 ) and climbing , nice to see you are paying attention always, but don't necessarily respond 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, treetops said: 5 hours ago, superal said: also against the US dollar 1.48 $ to the £ 4 hours ago, treetops said: That would be good, but a trifle optimistic for now I think. This might sound a bit over simplistic, but if a currency rises, it rises against all other currencies. The only exception would be a currency that happened to rise at the same time. If you look at the GBP-THB graph and then the GBP-USD graph on the XE site I posted above, you'll see they both roughly follow the same trend. That's the way to check to see whether it's your currency that's moving up, or it's the Thai Baht that's moving down. Edited February 23, 2021 by Moonlover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchadian Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 And still rising this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 15 hours ago, douglasspade said: When GBP/USD pushes through 1.435, I would call it a comeback. For now GBP/THB are edging on a major weekly resistance at 42.290- held since 2018/11/12, that is 800 odd days. Pushing bullish and holding that price, it could push for the next major resistance of 45.200 - witch was the support of the 2016 selloff. The Dollar is on the three-year low against the British Pound due to boosted risk sentiment, because of the current covid progress in the US (also fueled by change of Presidency). Although the Thai Baht is performing remarkably well 'in range' against the Dollar, it always perform in sequence with the Dollar against European markets. The Baht is not a US pegged market since 1997, but trade sentiment is such a dishonorable thing ????????????! I'm surprised the dollar hasn't dropped further in view of the ultra left-wing Democrats now holding power. Given time, it'll probably bomb. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KarenBravo Posted February 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, jesimps said: I'm surprised the dollar hasn't dropped further in view of the ultra left-wing Democrats now holding power. Given time, it'll probably bomb. This is something most US citizens don't know but, most Europeans do. There is no left wing political party in the USA. You have a right-wing party that seems to be constantly moving further to the right and you have a centre-right party. If you support the right-wing party and consider it mainstream, then I can see how you would make the assumption that the other party is extreme left-wing..........except it isn't. 5 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 16 hours ago, foreverlomsak said: Transferwise Now renamed 'Wise'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosst Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 18 hours ago, treetops said: That would be good, but a trifle optimistic for now I think. My AUD is buying USD at a reasonable price And Philippines Peso rate is 38 up from 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shackleton Posted February 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2021 Yes good news if the pound can stay at about $1.40-45 range and the Baht 42-45 this year Once the vaccination of all the British people has been carried out plus people return to work The sky is the limit on the Pound 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapster Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 I'm not an economist, but I have been watching the fundamentals underlying the UK and Thai economies lately. I don't understand the Thai economy as well as I do that of the UK, but it's fairly clear that neither economy has recently experienced anything that one could call an upturn. The UK economy has recently reported the worst performance in many years and Brexit is proving to be much more expensive than forecast, with greater barriers to trade than were promised. Thailand of course is suffering greatly through lack of tourist income, though I recently learned that the latter is only 10-15% of the country's income. In short, this is likely to be a blip, rather than a lasting trend. We've just sold our house in Phuket and I'm happy not to panic and transfer the money to the UK. We'll see! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonnapat Posted February 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2021 21 hours ago, worgeordie said: It's slowly getting back to where it was before brexit, some good news for a change. regards worgeordie The week before Brexit it was around 54 baht, so it has a hell of a long way to go yet. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, Jonnapat said: The week before Brexit it was around 54 baht, so it has a hell of a long way to go yet. Someone had to put a negative spin on it. Up again today, out performing euro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 3 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said: Now renamed 'Wise'. So now you've no idea what business they are in or what they do. At least TRANSFERwise gave you a heads up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 My pension is paid into my Thai bank this Thursday a little bonus for now is good. Want to get money over to but will see how it goes for another month. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Golden Triangle Posted February 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2021 Isn't it strange how the passage of time changes people's perspectives, I remember how just after the Brexit vote the GBP tanked, and as it sank so did my heart, when it got down to about 38 I was more than a little concerned as to just how low it could go, nowadays I'm practically euphoric that it's at 42.50 ???? Fingers crossed ???????????????? that this is a gradual return to some sort of normality. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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