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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 12:41 PM Original message |
Dollar's Decline Is Reverberating |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. We Don't Need Money Any More |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. the "experts" predict that we'll reach €1 = $1.40 soon. |
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SpecialK84 (55 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. It's so stupid. |
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Flammable Materials (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I think I might be heading off to the UK ... |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Yes |
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Menshevik (674 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 03:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
52. I'm studying in London too |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. We're there. |
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eleonora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:58 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Hmm weird. Here it says 1.29 |
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flygal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 02:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
41. you must be over here in Germany.... |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 02:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. yup |
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The Zanti Regent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. why, JESUS will heal the dollar! |
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pa28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 03:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
54. And if that fails . . . |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. Obviously, 59 million people want this. |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 12:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Actually, they are too stupid and confused to know what they... |
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Vitruvius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. And they take it for granted the blue states will bail them out -- |
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VivaKerry (609 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. They choose to be stupid and uninformed/ |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 02:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. and the irony about the churches is |
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pretzel4gore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 10:09 PM Response to Reply #40 |
75. remember the song 'california dreaming'? |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 02:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
45. Blame It On Clinton |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 02:58 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. we have an easy rule of thumb |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. the dollar will keep sinking and sinking; I thinkn we are headed for a |
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ilovenicepeople (883 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
29. your country has been completely bankrupted |
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kittykitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 06:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
64. Me too. I get premonitions about these things And I've always been right |
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silvershadow (321 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-15-04 11:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
91. i agree. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. Rapture soon, no worries! |
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JPace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. Jesus is coming to feed us all with fishes and loaves... |
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kostya (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. kick |
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pretzel4gore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. devaluating the dollar helps bush |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. but that doesn't work for new debts |
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pretzel4gore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. which just convinces me more |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. I agree that these guys are Riverboat Gamblers, |
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ontheMark (83 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 08:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
70. High deficit + Low dollar = |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 09:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
74. Devaluating a currency helps an economy if it is gradual and controlled. |
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jsquared (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 10:32 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. A depression would discredit the Republicans and their hypocritical |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-15-04 01:39 PM Response to Reply #78 |
94. GWB only added (albeit enormously) to a problem that has been going |
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Pig_Latin_Lover (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. At least gays can't marry in 11 states |
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Pig_Latin_Lover (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
12. Dupe |
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BlueManDude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. ...but Larry Kudlow said everything was allright? |
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Chimpanzee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-15-04 09:34 AM Response to Reply #13 |
87. I hate that Kudlow bastard! |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. The american public stated that they were not concerned |
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alexisfree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. Gold!!! Its been secure and is accepted by any country in the world. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 07:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
66. Just make sure.. |
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Flammable Materials (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
17. Guess I'll be tucking away some of my paycheck in Euros ... |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. probably not a good time to do so. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 07:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
65. It can always go lower. n/t |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 09:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
73. The dollar will go much much much lower. Tomorrow? |
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Donkeyboy75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-15-04 09:41 AM Response to Reply #20 |
88. I agree, Kellanved. |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
22. Would a reversed presidential election change this? Just wondering. |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:19 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Well for a start, chimp has a weak dollar philosophy along |
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mrdmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 09:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
72. Also, every business enterprise Mr. Bush Jr. started |
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PROGRESSIVE1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
24. Another recession is on the way. Bush has made it hard to... |
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fwiff (184 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 04:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
56. Very true. It is a negative feedback loop |
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PROGRESSIVE1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-15-04 09:28 AM Response to Reply #24 |
86. Kick! |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
26. A fluke? HA! |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Because of the 4 paragraph rule, I had to choose which... |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 01:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. what advice should American workers....middle income..no stock or 401K |
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VivaKerry (609 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 02:04 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Not an economist: |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 03:06 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. Right, then they dumped the marks onto the street and stole the |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 02:04 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. I would start buying euros, diversifying and reducing my risks... |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 03:19 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. In the U.S., depositors are covered for at least $100,000 |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 03:20 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Thanks for the info, it is good to know! |
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jsquared (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 11:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
80. If there's a major bank crisis, I can't imagine there being enough money |
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Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 11:38 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. If we have a depression deep enough to close the banks |
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KitSileya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 04:02 PM Response to Reply #33 |
55. I'm definitely not an economist, |
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Ima (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 02:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Better get to China Mart |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 05:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
60. The Chinese currency is pegged to the dollar. |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 03:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
53. You're welcome. That 1st paragraph I snipped about the indirect |
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VivaKerry (609 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 02:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Ending an article like this with "Oh My Gosh!" is par for the cours |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 04:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
57. interesting -- petrodollars vs. petroeuros |
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Petrodollar Warfare (628 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-15-04 12:27 PM Response to Reply #57 |
93. Petrodollar Warfare Stage II - Iran and their euro-denominated Bourse.. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 06:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
63. Japan's not "calling it quits" |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
39. .....somethin' like that giant sucking sound Ross told us about? |
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bluedeminredstate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
42. My mom who lives in Canada |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 02:43 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Yep, I just took my US greenbacks to the bank and only received... |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
48. I'm selling my US dollars while they're still worth 71 cents. n/t |
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Chicago Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
51. The US should just start printing money!!! |
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Wright Patman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
58. The 'flyover' rubes who voted |
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DulceDecorum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
59. ... and so T-Bill trader Cantor Fitzgerald |
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demgrrrll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 06:24 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. That guy from the street article was a very very strong person. He |
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DulceDecorum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 10:45 PM Response to Reply #61 |
79. Cantor Eff is BAD NEWS |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
62. LBN: now + 3 more years: US dollar worth .23 cents to the euro. |
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sphincter (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
67. My guess would be |
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alexisfree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
68. im glad let it crash....Its time to look time to look into GOLD.. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 09:21 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. Be careful what you wish for |
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aneerkoinos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 10:15 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Yup, let it crash |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 10:26 PM Response to Reply #71 |
77. And how is this different from what Bush has already been doing? |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
69. Heh, left off on Friday at 83.69. Now at 83.62 in the early market hour. |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
81. We've been here before |
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blue sky at night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
82. Thanks folks, this was one interesting |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-04 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
83. Buy gold? You can't eat gold... |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-15-04 08:39 AM Response to Reply #83 |
85. For that matter, you can't eat dollar bills, either |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-15-04 12:06 PM Response to Reply #85 |
92. Yea but just wait on the real estate bubble lets out it's gas |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 09:36 AM Response to Reply #83 |
96. Gold Investments |
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74dodgedart (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 09:49 AM Response to Reply #83 |
97. Can't eat "moral values" either |
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donhakman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-15-04 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
89. George Soros made 30% by converting to Euro s |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 07:23 AM Response to Reply #89 |
95. What is expected and what actually occurs may be |
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EMP (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-15-04 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
90. kick |
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