Originally Posted by
Don McK
The dollar has been rising against the yen and some forecasts show that this should continue for a while. Some others are forecasting a sharp decline. Anyone have any experience with this?
Yep, as an ex-pat exchange rate means a lot to me and many others.
If anyone could reliably predict currency fluctuations, they'd be a billionaire.

You typically see forecasts going both ways. And sometimes when everyone agrees, they still end up wrong.
I wouldn't worry about it. The airfare could change a lot more than the exchange rate will.