The rates quoted on Yahoo are very close. You just need to add an extra 0.1 onto the conversion to get the rate I get charged. Don't forget that c/card companies calculate the exchange rate on the day the transaction comes through - so newspapers are out of date when you buy them anyway!Originally posted by buns
I have to say that my foreign purchases are not charged at the rates which such calculators say. My credit card company applies the banks tourist rate (or quite close) and i have found the calculators to mislead me before. Personally, i dont think there is any better way than a personal calculator and the newspaper!