Lots of big European banks have offshore subsidiaries in Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man that offer attractive rates on pound and euro deposits. These mostly are marketed to UK expatriates, due to quirks of UK tax law that exempt them from UK taxes, but they're open to anyone. They look like a straightforward way to park money in those currencies. I'm particularly thinking of HSBC, since they're my bank in the US.
Are there any tax gotchas for US residents? I realize that if I were so inclined, I might accidentally forget to report the interest and hope the IRS didn't notice, but that's not my intention.
Regards, John Levine, snipped-for-privacy@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Information Superhighwayman wanna-be,