Meanwhile in the land of milk and honey

**NotAllThere** · 7 March 2019, 19:54

Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Euro slides to four-month low as ECB says rates will be lower for longer

Oh Dear, dollar parity soon.

Wow, and just over a week ago, the pound was at a four years high against the USD. Fallen since...

**Eirikur** · 7 March 2019, 20:07

wow 4 months high, wonder what the high was one day after the brexit vote? oh yeah 31 year low.
Pound slumps to 31-year low following Brexit vote | Business | The Guardian

**DimPrawn** · 7 March 2019, 20:12

Originally posted by Eirikur View Post

wow 4 months high, wonder what the high was one day after the brexit vote? oh yeah 31 year low.
Pound slumps to 31-year low following Brexit vote | Business | The Guardian

Boosted our exports.

That's why now we are so friggin well off.

**Eirikur** · 7 March 2019, 20:19

Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Boosted our exports.

That's why now we are so friggin well off.

Also why so many companies are leaving as stuff produced in the Uk gets way too expensive abroad

**DimPrawn** · 7 March 2019, 20:25

Originally posted by Eirikur View Post

Also why so many companies are leaving as stuff produced in the Uk gets way too expensive abroad

A few thousands jobs at most. We have about 800,000 job vacancies in the UK.

**woohoo** · 7 March 2019, 20:43

I feel sorry for the EU without the U.K. driving it forward and liberalising it’s economy.

**DimPrawn** · 7 March 2019, 20:53

Originally posted by woohoo View Post

I feel sorry for the EU without the U.K. driving it forward and liberalising it’s economy.

Yeah, me too. Was a pretty cushy ride when we bankrolled it. Now they are going to know what austerity feels like. Still all the Afghan, Syrian and Turkish there can all pull together to make it work, them all being doctors and physicists and engineers and all.

Meanwhile in the land of milk and honey