Meetic
Meetic
Monster

Weak dollar, strong Euro - Germany

How is it affecting you?

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bluedave
I am seriously considering asking if i can pay the first year's fees in one go instead of by semester.

Let's see how he goes after that eh?
PES
They will take it, as they set their fees yearly. Otherwise you can just put the funds is bank over there? I still hope my kids go to college here.
PES
Today's rate a new record? 1.474600

BBC:

Dollar weak on US economy fears
Woman holding dollar bills and euro notes
Dollar weakness centres on US economy concerns
The dollar remained weak against both the euro and the yen in early Tuesday trading, hit by further fears over the state of the US economy.
After more reports of losses in the US banking sector due to bad mortgage debt and the resulting credit crunch, the dollar was at $1.4674 against the euro.
This is near the dollar's record low of $1.4752 against the European currency, which it hit at the start of the month.
[s]New high now: 1.477500[/s]

New, new high: 1.478100
PES
And now: a record 1.478500
PES
[s]Now at 1.481400!
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And rising: 1.482101
Hutcho
They're talking about a rate cut too.. that normally weakens the currency further.. some people must be loving this - others must be hurting bigtime..
sharpe
maybe it is time to cut some rates in UK, too

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parnell
oil will likely go over $100 a barrel today , thats very bad news for the world economy , Germany and the US in particular. Good news for France , who werent stupid enough to go with the green propoganda of phasing out nuclear power. I can see $1.70 to the euro easily.
nokareyes
this is all very depressing to see the money i have in america losing its strength.

haha ok wait, i don't have any money in america except for the $ transfered to me by my parents which is a minus considering the terrible exchange rate...

but on the plus side my student loans are getting cheaper by the day
Conquistador
oil will likely go over $100 a barrel today , thats very bad news for the world economy , Germany and the US in particular. Good news for France , who werent stupid enough to go with the green propoganda of phasing out nuclear power. I can see $1.70 to the euro easily.
Excellent point, parnell. Why nuclear isn't on the radar screen as a clean solution to energy needs in more nations is beyond me. The US is actually hurt more than Germany because per capita energy comsumption is higher.
sharpe
Because in US, there are strong people having shares in oil companies.
thefirelane
Perhaps, but you don't see much from the left/green side of the isle promoting Nuclear. Nevermind we just end up with coal then, which produces more radioactive material than nuclear power plant.
Gummibaerchen
I'm loving this. ^^
All of my family members are living in the US, meaning cheaper Xmas presents! (I know, I'm horrible, but I love me.)
Tom17
I'm quite liking it at the mo as EUR-CAD is doing quite nicely for us again
Bumpy
Because in US, there are strong people having shares in oil companies.
More than Schroder?
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