sucks for anyone in the US going to Europe on vacation. I was just in Italy over a month ago and was about $1.35 US = ?1 Euro

Yea and it went up to a fuckin 1.05 this morning :helpme
1 k cad cost me 1059 usd yesterday

Not really most of europe currencies are almost pegged to EUR and changes very little against EUR compared to change versus dollar.

most yes, all no: the CZK has gained 60% against the euro in the last decade

12/31/2008 to today;
1.4222392 average

FX DATE VALUE
10/27/2008 1.2446
10/28/2008 1.2476
11/20/2008 1.2525
11/13/2008 1.2526
11/21/2008 1.2531
11/12/2008 1.2558
11/19/2008 1.2595
12/1/2008 1.2634
12/5/2008 1.2654
10/24/2008 1.2657
12/3/2008 1.2669
10/31/2008 1.2682
11/18/2008 1.269
11/28/2008 1.2694
11/3/2008 1.2719
12/2/2008 1.2724
7/1/2008 1.5778
3/18/2008 1.5784
5/23/2008 1.5784
4/11/2008 1.5796
3/27/2008 1.5798
4/15/2008 1.5801
4/9/2008 1.5804
3/31/2008 1.5805
7/22/2008 1.5811
4/14/2008 1.5827
7/16/2008 1.5847
7/18/2008 1.5855
7/17/2008 1.5861
7/2/2008 1.5869
7/21/2008 1.5877
4/21/2008 1.5881
4/23/2008 1.5898
7/11/2008 1.5898
7/14/2008 1.5914
7/15/2008 1.5923
4/17/2008 1.5924
4/16/2008 1.5978
4/22/2008 1.601

So, the historical low was $0.92 or something
Point is right now the euro is a little above its historical value ...

Sure you are right? Short the dollar on the FOREX ? you could be the next Billionaire (or Broke Dick ...)

Well i track currency values for last two years so dont know how was before.But i do know before one year 1 USD was 21 CZK while EUR was 25 CZK and something little,that was almost same.

if you accept that the "historical value" of the euro is $1.42, although the euro started at $1 = ?1 and you ignore the value of the European currencies that got replaced by the euro
also the Canadian dollar and almost every other currency in the world shows that the dollar has crashed in value ever since the Bush madness begun

I've had to exchange dollars for euros & czk for longer and let me tell you I used to get (much) more

we need a market crush and low oil, otherwise this shit will get worse with usd... hold it in usd account and wait it out

Good advice. European banks offer USD accounts... the dollar will climb up again and then exchange your dollars

:winkwink:
Closing on a condo on the 29th of april ..

179K USA$ , will save an extra 8K since the offer was accepted ...

Seize the opportunity ... :2 cents:

C-C-C-Crazy times we are seeing! No end in sight. As they say, what goes up, must come down and once your way down, all you can do is go UP. So, let's hope things improve sooner rather than later!

yap, it should get worse before it gets better though, usa printing a ton of money that's not helping

Might go up to $1.60 this time around before major profit taking. Then again, it might not.