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Old Nov 18th 2010 | 1:25 pm
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How long it will take for USD to come into parity with GBP?Why GBP is more valued currency when (USA size and economy) is much larger than UK?
 
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How long it will take for USD to come into parity with GBP?Why GBP is more valued currency when (USA size and economy) is much larger than UK?
Are you by any chance the current Irish Finance Minister?
 
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Are you by any chance the current Irish Finance Minister?
Need to spread (phwoar) but that made me chuckle
 
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
Are you by any chance the current Irish Finance Minister?
Could be the Greek or Portuguese one?
 
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
Are you by any chance the current Irish Finance Minister?
I hate those acronyms, but this is truly my first ROTFLMAO!
 
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How long it will take for USD to come into parity with GBP?Why GBP is more valued currency when (USA size and economy) is much larger than UK?
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Because the higher the fewer.
 
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Because the higher the fewer.
Wow... I loved that episode!

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Originally Posted by jason_allen
How long it will take for USD to come into parity with GBP?
It'll take 8.4 years.


Why GBP is more valued currency when (USA size and economy) is much larger than UK?
Indeed, the US is 40x larger than the UK... so, full marks!

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Originally Posted by ian-mstm
It'll take 8.4 years.



Indeed, the US is 40x larger than the UK... so, full marks!

Ian
Does that mean we're going to 40 dollars to the pound in 8.4 years?
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Originally Posted by jason_allen
How long it will take for USD to come into parity with GBP?Why GBP is more valued currency when (USA size and economy) is much larger than UK?
That last happened around 1985 ish
 
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Closing thread; OP is a troll.
 

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