The Amazing Yen

27.10.2008 | Author: Andy in Tokyo | Posted in Tokyo

The world’s financial institutions may be in turmoil, but for those of you who are paid in yen now is the time to go on holiday:

Yen - Pound Sterling:

Yen - US Dollar:

Yen - Euro:

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8 Responses

  1. freedomwv October 28th, 2008 at 3:44 am

    Good for the people bad for business. That does not happen very often.

  2. Danielle October 28th, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    Wow! I hadn’t even looked at the Euro - that’s astounding! Def time to look at a trip to Europe!

  3. Honor October 28th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    Absolutely! I sent money back to the UK yesterday and got 30 % more on the exchange than a month ago!

  4. jay October 28th, 2008 at 6:19 pm

    I live in Japan and get paid in US currency. I am really starting to feel it now!!
    Oh well, thanks for showing me a graph to make me feel that much better….hahahhaa

  5. billywest October 29th, 2008 at 12:03 am

    I spent a lot of money last month to get into a Shibuya apartment. But, if I hadn’t, I would definitely be buying plane tickets this week.

  6. k October 30th, 2008 at 5:52 am

    where you planning your holiday?

  7. Neil Duckett October 30th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

    I felt the pinch with the Euro early this year while on vacation in Ireland …. it made for a very expensive trip.

    I’m hoping for the Yen to stay strong for a good 6 to 12 months as i have a few trips abroad planned for 09.

  8. Andy in Tokyo October 30th, 2008 at 8:57 pm

    I went back to the UK last month, when the exchange rate was about 200 yen to the pound: typical!

    I’ll probably go to Hawaii next summer. Hopefully I won’t have missed out by then. I’m off to the Manila in the Philippines for work next week, so I’ll be able to pick up some… err… envelopes, on the cheap.

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