Many currency exchange rate websites, such as http://www.x-rates.com/ and http://www.xe.com/ display rates that apply to international banking transactions. For individuals who want to go to a bank to buy Euros with US Dollars, though, the rate is always less favorable, because the banks must acquire the Euros and also pay their staff to manage, process and exchange them. Banks charge a fee for these services (no surprise there!).
To get the daily foreign currency exchange rate that applies to YOU when you go to a bank to buy Euros, visit the website of a major bank, such as Wells Fargo or Chase, and look for their information on foreign exchange. For example, you can visit this Wells Fargo website and click on "today's rates:" www.wellsfargo.com/foreignexchange.
By the way, the Euro hit a 4-year low in May and has been climbing again slowly ever since. Today's rate (July 28, 2010) was 1.3706 dollars to the Euro.
