Korea Weekend Box Office - Oct. 24-26

A top-11 this week, in honor of Bong Joon-ho's latest film, one-third of the triptych TOKYO!, which opened in eleventh ... admissions since its release on Thursday. I think I am too depressed by the dollar-won exchange rate ... , it converts to about $2.36 million at the current exchange rate). Then you have a bunch of Hollywood films [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 09:16:36

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Second Verse, Same as the First

I discovered over the weekend that you can sorta make a living--albeit in Linden Dollars--as a Second Life hooker. (The current exchange rate is 250 Linden Dollars to the US Dollar, and a high-priced Second Life call girl makes 2000-3000 a night, which amounts to 3 or 4 lattes in the real world.) I guess [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:34:00

Is the Euro the New Dollar?

By Leo Cendrowicz / Brussels Thursday, Jan. 01, 2009 A handful of euro notes Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Europe's single currency has come of ... E.U. countries locked their national currencies together into a fixed exchange rate. Three years ... from the exchange rate volatility, which has battered them in previous downturns," Barroso said on [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:52:00

The forex effect will impact Harlequin

The Canadian dollar is falling to “levels not seen since mid 2005.” Harlequin is based in Canada and it’s economic outlook can be hugely affected by a fluctuating Canadian/U.S. dollar exchange rate. In the past, the decreased value of the US dollar has led [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 18:12:16

Web Hosting : Exchange rates USA vs Canada

Hostgator and Bluehost are our best webhosts and godaddy.com is the best domain registrar. This web hosting thread started by netologist 0n 05 January 2009 I a need dedicated server in Canada, east cost. I want to be billed in Canadian dollars because exchange rates between USA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 10:54:02

Yen Rises as Stock Drop Boosts Currency’s Appeal as Safe Haven

By Stanley White and Ron Harui Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The yen rose against the euro and the dollar, snapping two days of losses, ... U.S. personal spending and durable goods orders dropped. The South Korean won rose on speculation ... purchases or sales of currencies to influence the exchange rate. Against the Australian dollar [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 04:14:00

BenQ S6 MID price cut

BenQ’s S6 MID first went on sale in Italy back in October; now carrier TIM has slashed the price from its original €429 to €299 ($403) ... . s6_mid_price_cut-480x196 Obviously the direct euro to dollar conversion suffers from exchange rate issues, but we’re hoping that when the S6 makes it officially into the US the price [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 09:25:53

Jobs ESL TEFL TESOL,jop,Work,Hire,online,[TEFL.com] ELT JobLink Weekly Digest - 5 January - Part 2

Join 4Shared Now! .adHeadline {font: bold 10pt Arial; text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF;} .adText { ... ( from 1200 USD with fixed exchange course) - Pai...Teachers 4 Jan Charles Abroad Below are details ... to the dollar-above current exchange rates) month. Any...English Language Teacher 1 Jan EF English [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 01:57:00

I sometimes sit here and wonder what will be the next stage life after I leave for Korea for good (whenever that may be) ... the exchange rate was good for the Won and the Canadian Dollar. I’ve been the little money I have left [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:08:02

Palau Island

Palau Island January 13th, 2009 by eastnicolez Last month I went to Palau island for 4nights/5days to get my advanced scuba diving license ... very lucky right now with the exchange rate between the japanese yen and the us dollar so it was nice [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:27:14

Tourist arrivals to Sabah may decline in Q1

KOTA KINABALU: With the exception of the Chinese New Year holidays, ... Dollar against our currency,” he said.He added that with the current exchange rate ... Times yesterday the Korean market was already showing a slowdown in arrival statistics due [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 10:29:00

Competitive Devaluation of the U.S. Dollar on the Way?

The U.S. dollar has moved to multi-week lows vs. the euro (top chart) and is challenging longer-term lows vs. the yen (middle chart) ... that there have been times when exchange rate policy has been an effective weapon against deflation ... accustomed policy rate has been forced down to zero has most definitely not run out of ammunition [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 13:21:00

Daily Forex Overview

Previous session overview On Wednesday, the dollar declined versus the euro after the Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep interest rates unchanged and the foreign exchange market concluded that it gave no signal of a near-term rate hike. After a two-day policy meeting in New York, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke largely [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 07:55:00

HK dollar inches lower, interbank rates ease

The following is a snapshot of the Hong Kong foreign exchange and money markets on Monday ... on Monday following the HKMA interventions aimed at keeping the Hong Kong dollar within its pegged trading ... in the longer-dated contracts, said a dealer at a Europea bank. MARKET/ECONOMIC NEWS >Stock market reports [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 06:33:52

HK dollar eases, interbank rates remain soft

The following is a snapshot of the Hong Kong foreign exchange and money markets on Tuesday ... . Another dealer at a European bank attributed the fall in part to the U.S. dollar’s strength ... market in the past few months aimed at keeping the Hong Kong dollar within its pegged trading band [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:47:08

HK dollar remains strong, interbank rates soften

The following is a snapshot of the Hong Kong foreign exchange and money markets on Tuesday ... . The Hong Kong dollar has been boosted by the unwinding of carry trades and some companies [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 06:06:40

HK dollar hovers near its upper limit, Hibor steady

The following is a snapshot of the Hong Kong foreign exchange and money markets on Wednesday ... -month -50/-42 -52/-47 Six-month -80/-60 -75/-65 One-year -95/-55 -90/-70 INTERBANK RATES ... to the U.S. dollar but can trade between 7.75 and 7.85. * Local interbank rates were little changed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 05:31:39

THE FED'S HISTORIC MOVE

The Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) action on Dec ... inflation. The Fed's actions will weaken the dollar in foreign exchange markets, which has already begun ... supply directly and end the practice of targeting money indirectly by focusing on interest rates [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:29:58

Hong Kong dollar still strong, interbank rates ease

The following is a snapshot of the Hong Kong foreign exchange and money markets on Friday ... of carry trades, fund inflows into the territory from investors seeking a safe haven and as demand [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 06:48:27

LIBOR Plunges For 17 Consecutive Day

The credit freeze is thawing somewhat as as Dollar Libor Drops 17th Consecutive Day ... Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). However, since the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped the T-bill futures [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 20:53:00

HK dollar eases slightly, short-dated Hibor falls

The following is a snapshot of the Hong Kong foreign exchange and money markets on Friday. Morning Previous Close At 0324 GMT At 0932 GMT HK$ SPOT 7.7510/13 7.7500/01 FORWARDS Three-month -40/-35 -45/-40 Six-month -60/-50 -76/-70 One-year -70/-50 -100/-80 INTERBANK RATES [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 06:38:05

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