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Originally posted by jedimiller
so what are you guys suggesting?
Originally posted by jedimiller
the dollar in NOT done as you guys put it. Ok, so it lost some value. but so what?
Originally posted by Mdv2
Sincerely I ask you to prove me the opposite.
Originally posted by dawnstar
ummm.....most of the stuff you buy in the store is bought overseas, with US dollars...dollar loses it's value, it will take more dollars to buy the stuff???
Originally posted by jedimiller
Originally posted by dawnstar
ummm.....most of the stuff you buy in the store is bought overseas, with US dollars...dollar loses it's value, it will take more dollars to buy the stuff???
that's a theory. I think it all has to do with supply and demand. I'm not worried. And I don't see how it would affect the regular joe. However, this will impact those rich folk who invest in dollars as a form to get richer. I'm not rich, so I'm not worried and I shop at Walmart.
Europe shows resilience in face of U.S. downturn
Europe is shrugging off the thunderclouds in the United States, with new surveys Wednesday showing rising business confidence in Germany, France, and Belgium. The president of the European Central Bank even dampened hopes for a cut in interest rates soon.
Taken together, these developments seemed to turn an old adage about trans-Atlantic economic relations on its head: When the United States catches a cold, does Europe even sneeze?