A common reason to employ a currency swap is to secure cheaper debt. For example, say that European Company A borrows $120 million from U.S. Company B. Concurrently, U.S Company A borrows 100 million euros from European Company A. The exchange between them is based on a $1.2 spot rate...
In a swap between euros and dollars, a party with an initial obligation to pay a fixed interest rate on a loan in euros can exchange that for a fixed interest rate in dollars or a floating rate in dollars. Alternatively, a party whose euro loan is at a floating interest rate can exchan...
I had checked the spot rate before making the USD to EUR transfer and the money that I got in my bank account was actually higher than the result given at that day’s spot rate, so I ended up making a slight profit of a few euros on the exchange. The most important thing however ...
Instead, the Office relies on market analysis to derive where the demand for their bonds lies. The majority of Swedish foreign currency bonds are issued in Euros and US Dollars. Although foreign investors also buy bonds in Swedish Krona, the issuance of bonds in other currencies has greatly ass...
From this bridge, we see numerous rental centers from above and drive down to rent a kayak for 26 Euros ($29 USD) for two hours. The paddling trip is scenic, allowing us to take in the gorge from below as the cliffside swallows us up, as well as friendly. ...
You can check timetables, prices and make online bookings for Dutch domestic train servicesat the official NS (Dutch Railways) site here. Prices are in euros (EUR) only and payment is accepted by iDeal or credit cards (Visa/Mastercard/American Express). There are no booking fees, however tic...
When you use your credit card abroad, you will often be given the option to be charged in your home currency (i.e., instead of being charged in euros, they will charge you in US dollars). Never say yes. The rate at which they are converting the currency is always worse than the ra...
ForEuropeanand Mediterranean Disney cruises, USD paper currency or American Express Travelers Cheques in USD are the preferred currency choices in ports for foreign currency exchange in local currency or euros. Major credit cards with embedded chips (especially Mastercard and Visa) are accepted by mos...
Large exchanges often exploit their position in the ecosystem with extortionist listing fees. If you’re coming off a successful launch, their reasoning is simple; “You raised millions of dollars and millions of euros; why shouldn’t you give us a few hundred thousand of them to ...
The higher price (USD 1.40) is the cost to buy each euro. Ellen wants to buy EUR 5,000, so she would have to pay the dealer USD 7,000 (1.4 x 5,000). Suppose also that the next traveler in line has just returned from her European vacation and wants to sell the euros that she...