Posted on 10/25/2004 12:44:26 AM PDT by RWR8189
SOROS.
There's also the other side of the equation...American goods will compete better in those markets.
true but thats not how the media will report it
Or the buchananites.
This is a crock! The economy is doing poorly in Europe, but they inflate the Euro anyway! This is a message to the US electorate to get rid of Bush. Plain and simple.
It takes more than a few billion dollars to move the USD this much...
Right. And starting November 3rd, Soros is going to have to unwind all of his positions. Let's hope that Republican-friendly currency and oil traders cut his clothes off his back.
True, but that's only about 4% of our economy. It's not worth all the negatives.
I'm not that concerned. The story itself points out that a lot of this is driven by the "close" election. That will be over soon.
I was here when the rate was 90 yen to the dollar. Nasty times.
All I know is that the Dollar sucks against the New Zealand Dollar right now, which means my comfy seat on Air New Zealand costs that much more....
In the last year I have been proud to see Chevrolet and Ford making inroads in SE Asia and grabbing a piece of the pie from the Japanese.
American manufacturers need to consider export markets if they have not already.
The money market heavies are exercising their power.
Three of the biggest issues are the deficit, promotion of US exports, and reduction in imports.
A couple of months ago some of our euro friends were complaining about how people were buying "cheap" American products and it was hurting them.
I wonder if there is a euro equivalent to Walmart...where they only sell cheap junk made in the USA?
They could get burned...bad.
Wouldn't bother me in the slightest if they did. They should go out and get a real job !
Needless to say, they are experiencing financial problems.
Carrefour 'might war on sales'
Carrefour Cuts Forecast for Annual Profit After Reducing Prices
GM owns them.
I hope GM doesn't make cut backs...I would prefer they simply move the plants to Poland.
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