new record for euro
now
1 eur is 1.3692 dollars

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:44:40 GMT, "tile" wrote:

It's nice for those of us who travel outside the EU, but it's not a
good thing for Euroland.

B Vaughan wrote:

it is not good for companies that export to the USA
but most commodities are paid in dollars.
including OIL
that means that
raw materials will cost less
production prices will lower
produts will be cheaper

of course. it is not good for US tourists

Not to say that many Italian factories build their own factories in the US..
where strangely enough work force is much cheaper

B Vaughan privacy.net> wrote:

I've been saying the same thing about the pound's relationship with the
dollar, but I don't really care. :)

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:24:19 +0200, B Vaughanprivacy.net> wrote:

It's not nice for those of us who travel outside the US.

Viking goodgoodbye.com> wrote:

There are very few countries I travel to from the UK which aren't
cheaper.

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:42:31 -0400, Viking goodgoodbye.com>
wrote:

Doesn't have quite the same ring about it as Yankeeland.

irwell yahoo.com> wrote:

I've got some good deals at Poundland!

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:29:19 GMT, "tile" wrote:

The US is a very large export market, and that alone is a problem for
exports, but the euro has also risen against a lot of other
currencies.

Make credence recognised that on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:42:31 -0400,
Viking goodgoodbye.com> has scripted:

Expect it to continue. Your economic growth is being funded by
devaluing everything you have, including your salary.

Read if you dare.