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KansasVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 12:49 AM
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Oh Great.....NIKKEI down 5%, dollar/yen lowest in 13 years!
Wow........did Obama inherit a mess!

Thank goodness he won!!!
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 12:50 AM
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1. He's walking into a shit hole n/t
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balantz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 12:55 AM
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2. More like we got this mess shoved down our throats, and Obama works for us. n/t
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Art_from_Ark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 01:34 AM
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3. The last time the yen was so high against the dollar
the Japanese economy was getting clobbered. I expect to see the Japanese government start to take interventive action soon.
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 03:14 AM
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4. The dollar/yen ratio is the unwinding of the carry trade...
Dollar has been up against everyone else.
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Fleshdancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 08:11 AM
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5. Could you imagine McCain walking into this mess?
shudder

I wake up every day thankful that America voted for Obama.
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uponit7771 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 10:54 AM
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6. Damn, well...lets see if the t-bill will stop it's fall...then and put money back in the market
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