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The US Dollar Vs. The Colombian Peso ............. Who's Up? Who's Down?

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A choppy week at the chart.


The Dollar was up and down versus

the Peso during the first week of

September, closing on Friday a mere

three Pesos higher than at the start

of the week.


XE.com charting showed the Dollar

ended the week valued at 4182 Pesos.

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The value of the Dollar versus the Peso

declined slightly during the past week.


At the close on Friday, the Dollar had

declined 28 Pesos during the week,

closing at 4154 Pesos.


Source... xe.com charting

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4201.


The currency exchange opened this week with a positive move

for the Dollar versus the Colombian Peso.


The exchange closed Monday afternoon with the Dollar

valued at 4201 Pesos, according to xe.com charting.

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Ending 2024.


With little more than a week remaining in

calendar year 2024, the Dollar is  continuing to

strengthen against the Peso.


As 2024 winds down, the Dollar is at

4382 Pesos in value .. and the 2024 chart shows

a fairly steady increase in value vs. Colombian

currency except for a couple of pronounced jumps and

dips during June and July.


The Dollar was at 3768 Pesos as recently as April.


Source.... xe.com

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The Dollar closes above 4400 Pesos.


The Dollar was valued at 4402 Colombian Pesos as the

the curtain came down on Friday afternoon's exchange.


Compared to the last exchange day of 2023, the Dollar

is up 13,6 percent for the year versus the Peso,

according to xe.com ...

ChineduOpara

The Dollar closes above 4400 Pesos.
The Dollar was valued at 4402 Colombian Pesos as the
the curtain came down on Friday afternoon's exchange.

Compared to the last exchange day of 2023, the Dollar
is up 13,6 percent for the year versus the Peso,
according to xe.com ... - @cccmedia

It this... good? 🤷ðŸ½â€â™‚ï¸

OsageArcher

@ChineduOpara

Good?  It depends on which side of the exchange you are.  For US expats a stronger dollar against the peso means their money goes further.  For Colombians wishing to export or travel to the US, or to buy dollars for any reason, it's not so good.


I remember the days when the US dollar was below 2000 Colombian pesos.  Over 4400 COP now looks pretty good!  Not quite as good when you factor in inflation, though.

ChineduOpara

@ChineduOpara
Good? It depends on which side of the exchange you are. For US expats a stronger dollar against the peso means their money goes further. For Colombians wishing to export or travel to the US, or to buy dollars for any reason, it's not so good.
I remember the days when the US dollar was below 2000 Colombian pesos. Over 4400 COP now looks pretty good! Not quite as good when you factor in inflation, though. - @OsageArcher

Ok so same ol' same ol'. I was thinking there was some other ramification, but there's nothing new. BTW since my plans to buy property in Colombia are on pause, I've not been transferring more money into my Bancolombia account, but just paying for things (groceries, etc) using my US-based credit cards, in order to keep the accounts active, and get points for later use.


What do YOU do? Spend directly from your US accounts, or transfer money into Colombia?

OsageArcher


What do YOU do? Spend directly from your US accounts, or transfer money into Colombia? - @ChineduOpara


It doesn't have to be an XOR (either one or the other but not both).  Most end up doing both, if you can establish a Colombian bank account it can be useful for paying bills.  But I would not put a whole lot of money there, just the minimum necessary for your bill-paying needs each month. 

Drawing on your US accounts via ATMs is easy for living expenses and more, and it sure beats waiting in the long lines at the bank.  If you have a card that reimburses ATM fees there are virtually no worries.  Unless/until the ATM runs out of money.

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