Well, We're Here -- 2 dollars to the pound
Feb 9th 2004, 7:07 am
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Well, We're Here -- 2 dollars to the pound
Allow me to state the obvious: 2 USD = 1.07644 GBP
Feb 9th 2004, 7:10 am
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Your point being? Believe it or not, a weaker dollar can actually boost the economy.
Feb 9th 2004, 10:33 am
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Originally posted by Jabba1
Your point being? Believe it or not, a weaker dollar can actually boost the economy.
Your point being? Believe it or not, a weaker dollar can actually boost the economy.
Hopefully it can boost the texan twat out of the whitehouse too !
Feb 9th 2004, 12:16 pm
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Hum, where exactly did you get this data from? According to ft.com its still at $1.85.
Feb 9th 2004, 12:16 pm
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Originally posted by Jabba1
Your point being? Believe it or not, a weaker dollar can actually boost the economy.
Your point being? Believe it or not, a weaker dollar can actually boost the economy.
China manipulates its currency against the dollar ... along with several other countries, about time the US returned the favor and worked to stop the export of jobs out of the US.
Feb 9th 2004, 12:50 pm
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Originally posted by Expat_Wannabe
Hum, where exactly did you get this data from? According to ft.com its still at $1.85.
Hum, where exactly did you get this data from? According to ft.com its still at $1.85.
I think that's what Jaytee was saying. 1.0764 pounds x $1.85 = $2.00 (approx).
Feb 9th 2004, 12:57 pm
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A weak dollar is not good for all the ex-pats (me being one of them) who have to send money back to the UK every month.
Feb 9th 2004, 1:06 pm
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Originally posted by dunroving
I think that's what Jaytee was saying. 1.0764 pounds x $1.85 = $2.00 (approx).
I think that's what Jaytee was saying. 1.0764 pounds x $1.85 = $2.00 (approx).
Feb 9th 2004, 1:42 pm
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It's a uniquely good time to be thinking about buying the right property in the States. With the upward trend in UK interest rates, I think we're likely to see a peak in the exchange rate some time in the spring or summer.
It's also a pretty good time to be going to the States on holiday.
It's also a pretty good time to be going to the States on holiday.
Feb 9th 2004, 1:47 pm
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Originally posted by jemetpl
It's a uniquely good time to be thinking about buying the right property in the States. With the upward trend in UK interest rates, I think we're likely to see a peak in the exchange rate some time in the spring or summer.
It's also a pretty good time to be going to the States on holiday.
It's a uniquely good time to be thinking about buying the right property in the States. With the upward trend in UK interest rates, I think we're likely to see a peak in the exchange rate some time in the spring or summer.
It's also a pretty good time to be going to the States on holiday.
Feb 9th 2004, 1:53 pm
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It's pretty easy I think to buy property here if you get an American mortgage. It's a different story if you want a loan here. Even for a thousand dollar loan they don't seem to want to lend you the money here in Georgia.
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Feb 9th 2004, 1:57 pm
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Originally posted by Supergirl
It's pretty easy I think to buy property here if you get an American mortgage. It's a different story if you want a loan here. Even for a thousand dollar loan they don't seem to want to lend you the money here in Georgia.
It's pretty easy I think to buy property here if you get an American mortgage. It's a different story if you want a loan here. Even for a thousand dollar loan they don't seem to want to lend you the money here in Georgia.
Feb 9th 2004, 2:01 pm
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Around this part of Georgia (the Atlanta area) houses seem to be around $250,000 for a decent three/four bedroomed house, depending on area.
But......and here's a big but, all the houses here are sheds. This means that they are built out of what looks like chip board held together with a couple of nails. We do get tornados in this area, and it's heart braking to think that you could spend so much money on a shed that will blow down.
In fact I've heard about people accidentally getting shot whilst inside their own home because the walls are just a piece of wood.
But......and here's a big but, all the houses here are sheds. This means that they are built out of what looks like chip board held together with a couple of nails. We do get tornados in this area, and it's heart braking to think that you could spend so much money on a shed that will blow down.
In fact I've heard about people accidentally getting shot whilst inside their own home because the walls are just a piece of wood.
Feb 9th 2004, 2:16 pm
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Originally posted by Supergirl
Around this part of Georgia (the Atlanta area) houses seem to be around $250,000 for a decent three/four bedroomed house, depending on area.
But......and here's a big but, all the houses here are sheds. This means that they are built out of what looks like chip board held together with a couple of nails. We do get tornados in this area, and it's heart braking to think that you could spend so much money on a shed that will blow down.
In fact I've heard about people accidentally getting shot whilst inside their own home because the walls are just a piece of wood.
Around this part of Georgia (the Atlanta area) houses seem to be around $250,000 for a decent three/four bedroomed house, depending on area.
But......and here's a big but, all the houses here are sheds. This means that they are built out of what looks like chip board held together with a couple of nails. We do get tornados in this area, and it's heart braking to think that you could spend so much money on a shed that will blow down.
In fact I've heard about people accidentally getting shot whilst inside their own home because the walls are just a piece of wood.
I'm looking at Florida where they have hurricanes!!
Feb 9th 2004, 2:18 pm
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I think that Georgia has hurricanes sometimes but we've been pretty lucky since we've been here.
We did have one tornado last year that came within 2 miles of our apartment.
We did have one tornado last year that came within 2 miles of our apartment.