http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/poundsterling Questions tagged with 'poundsterling' at Ask MetaFilter. Thu, 08 Dec 2005 02:29:06 -0800 Thu, 08 Dec 2005 02:29:06 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/28667/UK%2DUS%2Dmoney%2Dtransfer Transfering money from the UK to the USA: When? Suppose a guy has a sum of money temporarily sitting in a UK bank account. He lives in the USA and wants to transfer the money to his bank account there. It's not riches, but a big enough amount that for the first time in his life he's paying attention to the exchange rate. A 0.1 difference amounts to what could be a worthwhile difference (to him) in the dollar amount after exchange. He can move the money any time in the next few months or so.<br> <br> Do it now, or wait a bit? Is the Dollar vs. the UK Pound likely to be stronger or weaker in, say, three months time?<br> <br> Feel free to assume that the question is from someone who obviously knows next to nothing about exchange rates and international personal finance, because that would be a correct assumption.<br> <br> <small>Notes: This isn't a question about the mechanism of transfer, just the timing. Also, leaving the money permanently invested in the UK is not an option.</small> tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.28667 Thu, 08 Dec 2005 02:29:06 -0800 dollar exchangerate personalfinance poundsterling normy