by Christopher Nye | Oct 24, 2024 | Currency 101
What is a Purchasing Managers’ Index, or ‘PMI’, and why can it impact currency movements? We explain more about this type of data and why it’s such a useful indicator of how economies are performing. What is a PMI? Within our articles and currency notes, we often...
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by Christopher Nye | Sep 23, 2024 | Currency 101, Property News
How can you be sure of being able to make stage payments for a new-build property overseas, in another currency, when exchange rates keep changing? Understand how to take the stress out of buying new-build in another currency. When buying a property overseas more than...
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by Christopher Nye | Aug 16, 2024 | Currency 101
War in Ukraine being taken back to the Russians, the potential for escalation in the Middle East… two obvious examples of global threats right now. Then there is the further risk of pandemics, the risk of an economic slowdown in the world’s biggest...
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by Richard Way | Jul 19, 2024 | Currency 101, Lifestyle
Interested in buying overseas property primarily as an investment? Then you need to be buying with your head and not your heart. Here are some key pointers… Get on top of the figures Wherever you’re buying property, you need to ensure you’re in...
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by Julian Benson | Jun 16, 2024 | Currency 101
If you’re saving for your retirement overseas, how much do you need and how much can you afford to spend each year? Retiring abroad is the dream for many of us. What better way to make clear to everyone, not least yourself, that this is the start of a new life. A...
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by Christopher Nye | Jun 12, 2024 | Case study, Currency 101, Lifestyle
Bookended by two global crises, Peter and Mark’s decade running an award-winning hotel in France was eventful and rewarding. And at least efficient currency exchanges were something they could rely on. As Smart Currency celebrates its 20th year, we spoke to Peter...
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