The RBA minutes were "reasonably balanced, " said HiFx Senior Dealer Dan Bell.

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"You can save between 1% and 4% on the value of the foreign money you are buying, depending on the amount being moved, " says Matthew Knowles at HiFX.

BBC: Foreign exchange: Beating the banks at their own game

Chris Towner, of foreign currency exchange brokers HiFX, notes that the UK is on a stable outlook from Moody's, meaning there are unlikely to be any further shocks for the currency in the near future.

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