Help in converting currencies | Seattle Times Newspaper

How much are your dollars worth in another country?

The Web can provide a very quick answer.

If you're interested with dabbling in the currency-exchange markets or planning travel for a business or leisure, the following sites offer the latest exchange rates for the U.S. dollar against a range of foreign currencies.

Bloomberg: Provides foreign exchange calculations for more than 200 currencies. www.bloomberg.com/invest//calculators/currency.html

Concierge. com: Proffers a simple three-step currency converter for global currencies. concierge.com/tools/currency

GoCurrency. com: Features a calculator that offers not only exchange-rate amounts, but also a four-week rate trend graph for the currency purchased. gocurrency.com

Oanda. com: Select the currency you have and convert it into the currency you want, by amount. oanda.com/converter/classic

XE. com: Offers easy-to-use converter widget with up-to-the-minute rates. xe.com/ucc

By Chuck Myers McClatchy-Tribune News Service

By Chuck Myers
McClatchy-Tribune News Service