In article ,
ess (phil hunt) wrote:

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 15:38:28 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:

I did a quick search of the economic predictors on the Web, and nobody
expect the dollar to stay weak for more than a few more weeks,

Then

(a) they'd be buying dollars in expectation of this and the value of
the dollar would rise

(b) futures prices would relect this

They're starting to. Small right now, but it's a trend people have
started to notice. Of course, you won't see big number changes until
it's too late (just like what heppened when the Euro went up a few
months back).

No. 450 million compared to 280 million. The EU might have twice the
USA when south-eastern Europe and Turkey join, but that would be
later.

Good point.

So... having an economy about the same size of the US, with 50% more
people, and a declining economy *and* declining population for the next
half-century. Still not too good for the future.

And that's assuming that the EU holds together, and that's looking less
and less probable as time goes by. Like Germany and France ignoring the
debt ceiling.

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