Forex Rates & Conversions

Catch up on the latest trends and updates in the financial and forex markets with our daily blog posts. We break down key movements, currency changes, and market shifts, giving you a clear picture of what's happening in real-time. Stay on top of the news and get the info you need to make smart financial decisions.

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1 NZD buys:
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1 AUD buys:
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1 USD buys:
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AUD
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Please note that all rates shown are midpoint indicative rates.

Economic calendar

Find out what's on the calendar of economic releases

Monday

24th August

No Releases.

Tuesday

25th August

6:00am USD Treasury Sec Bessent Speaks

Wednesday

26th August

2:00am USD CB Consumer Confidence
Forecast 90.3 Previous 90.8
1:30pm AUD CPI m/m
Forecast 0.90% Previous -0.10%
1:30pm AUD CPI y/y
Forecast 3.30% Previous 3.80%
1:30pm AUD Trimmed Mean CPI m/m
Forecast 0.30% Previous 0.30%

Thursday

27th August

12:30am USD Core PCE Price Index m/m Forecast 0.20% Previous 0.10%
12:30am USD Prelim GDP q/q Forecast 1.50% Previous 1.50%
12:30am USD
Prelim GDP Price Index q/q
Forecast 6.20% Previous 6.20%

Friday

28th August

12:30am USD Unemployment Claims
Forecast 208K Previous 206K
Day 1 All Jackson Hole Symposium
11:30am
JPY Tokyo Core CPI y/y
Forecast 1.80% Previous 1.90%

Saturday

29th August

12:30am CAD GDP m/m
Forecast 0.20% Previous 0.30%
2:00am USD Fed Chairman Warsh Speaks
2:00am USD
Prelim Benchmark Payrolls Revision
Previous -911K
2:00am USD Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment
Forecast 51 Previous 51
2:00am USD Revised UoM Inflation Expectations
Previous 4.30%
Day 2 All Jackson Hole Symposium

Discover our currency conversion calculator

1. Enter the amount: Input the amount of currency you would like to sell.
2. Select Your Currency: Choose the currency you wish to sell.
3. View the Conversion: After entering the amount, the calculator should display the buy amount based on Collinson FX’s exchange rate. Note that the rates may vary slightly and are updated regularly.

This tool helps you get an idea of the exchange rate for currency transactions but please reach out if you have any questions or would like a free quote.

News and updates

Read the latest market commentaries

24 Aug 2026

US equity markets closed a negative week, on a positive note, posting gains across the board. The week was dominated by urgency in global bond markets, with intervention from the US Treasury, failing to quell fears or bond yields. The underlying problem is massive deficits and debt.

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21 Aug 2026

Global Bond yields resumed their dangerous climb back into record territory, largely brushing off the US Treasuries new plan, to cap long-dated bond yields. Treasury plans to double buy-backs of long-dated debt, but this does not address the problem.

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20 Aug 2026

The big news overnight was the US Treasury Department intervening in the bond markets. Bond Yields have been reaching record highs globally, so the Treasury decided it was time to intervene, announcing a plan to more than double its ‘buy-back’ of long dated Treasury debt.

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