I suppose that from the perspective of "anti-American" markets their products could cost zilch that this would not interfere with the end results.
Besides, I've always sustained that 'weak' currencies are *never* good strategies in macroeconomics. Let's not kid ourselves, the US currency is weak because the US simply has *no choice* or mechanism to avoid it! ;-) Marcus On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 09:17:30 Brian J White wrote: >Falling dollar prices make US goods less expensive overseas. Therefore, >my concern is not the 'weak' dollar and the falling from grace as an >economic powerhouse it may seem...but how this week dollar could contribute >to US-made non-metric items being sold less expensively in other countries. > > > > >At 09:15 2003-12-31, Chimpsarecute wrote: >>Has anyone been keeping up on the currency crisis? Has anyone noticed how >>much the dollar has fallen, not only against the euro but against most >>major currencies of the world? >> >>It seems the dollar's fall has a lot to do with the unsustainable level of >>US deficits, not only in trade but in government operations, consumer >>credit, etc. This is a problem that is being swept under the rug by >>Washington and Wall Street, yet has the potential to totally devastate the >>US economy. Not only that, but to end the US politcal, economic and >>military power of the US world-wide. >> >>One can only wonder as to what effect the collapse of the US will have on >>the world economy. One can also wonder that if the EU rises to take the >>place of the US as a global power, will it be a factor in ending the US >>FFU based economy once and for all? >> >>Can and will a collapse of the US be a major factor in ending the staus >>quo as far as metric is concerned? >> >>Any opinions? >> >>Euric >> > > ____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB of email storage with Lycos Mail Plus! Sign up today -- http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus
