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The pound is getting flogged

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    The pound is getting flogged

    ...by the Aussie.

    Is 0.502215 (1.99118) an all time low?
    Last edited by aussielong; 7 May 2009, 11:57. Reason: spelling

    #2
    Not sure, but the BoE at the request of No11 (no doubt) have announced another £50bn of quantitative easing.

    FFS

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      #3
      Originally posted by Menelaus View Post
      Not sure, but the BoE at the request of No11 (no doubt) have announced another £50bn of quantitative easing.

      FFS
      But the markets are going up! What can possibly go wrong?
      The Mods stole my post count!

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        #4
        Originally posted by Pickle2 View Post
        But the markets are going up! What can possibly go wrong?
        They are going up because the money are becoming worthless...

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          #5
          Originally posted by AtW View Post
          They are going up because the money are becoming worthless...
          How long before the first devaluation or good ol currency collapse?
          Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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            #6
            £1 = CAD$ 1.75....hmmmm a good time to bring my millions from Canada over?
            usually the rate is closer to 2.20!
            McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
            Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."

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              #7
              Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View Post
              £1 = CAD$ 1.75....hmmmm a good time to bring my millions from Canada over?
              usually the rate is closer to 2.20!
              yeah yeah, never mind that. where did you get that avatar from? where can i get a bigger picture?

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                #8
                Originally posted by aussielong View Post
                where did you get that avatar from? where can i get a bigger picture?
                It's a new Taleban spokesperson.

                HTH

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by aussielong View Post
                  yeah yeah, never mind that. where did you get that avatar from? where can i get a bigger picture?
                  yeah, she's got a pair don't she? I wonder how much she paid....

                  Search for Ayesha Takia..bollywood star.
                  McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
                  Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."

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                    #10
                    Oz$ is a proxy for commodities (metals mostly).
                    Bored.

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