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Previously on "Pound falls to lowest level in a year as Brexit sell-off gathers pace"
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Hard Brexit Euro/Pound rate 1.0
Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister 1.5
Rees-Mogg appointed Chancellor 2.0
Rees-Mogg lowers taxes and increases spending for the "Brexit dividend" 3.0
Inflation up at 8%, interest rates manipulated down 4.0
Scottish Independence 5.0
Tories kicked out, Corbyn installed as prime minister 10
City banks exit Britain 20
Coummunist State declared 100
Mass unemployment IMF bail out 200
Wales, Northern Ireland and Yorkshire Independence 1000
.....hyperinflation
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostThe only Ponzi scheme in this equation is the Euro itself. And the real gamble is "could the markets regard it as too big to fail"? Over to the expert...
But then you are, in fact, extraordinarily stupid.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostI can pack my tulip and go in 5 minutes if necessary, can save loads in tax if I move to Germany (nevermind places like Monaco) - that’s freedom of movement, the only freedom you’ve got is to bitch about foreigners who took yer VB6 job
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostI have about 60K in a Uk a/c. Should have converted it earlier. Still I guess I can use it to buy a property when the whole Ponzi scheme comes tumbling down. All it needs is some sort of external shock. Hmmmm, wonder what that might be?
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Originally posted by AtW View PostI can pack my tulip and go in 5 minutes if necessary, can save loads in tax if I move to Germany (nevermind places like Monaco) - that’s freedom of movement, the only freedom you’ve got is to bitch about foreigners who took yer VB6 job
GOTO EU
ELSE
STOP Whinging
END IF
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I can pack my tulip and go in 5 minutes if necessary, can save loads in tax if I move to Germany (nevermind places like Monaco) - that’s freedom of movement, the only freedom you’ve got is to bitch about foreigners who took yer VB6 job
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Originally posted by AtW View PostThat should be enough to buy a jacket potato with one cheap filling after Brexit
If you know Britain is about to collapse and we will all be starving in the streets, and you are still here, what does this say about your intelligence?
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostI have about 60K in a Uk a/c. Should have converted it earlier. Still I guess I can use it to buy a property when the whole Ponzi scheme comes tumbling down. All it needs is some sort of external shock. Hmmmm, wonder what that might be?
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostFiscal means to be able prop something up and political will to do so are completely different things. There will come a time when Herr Fritz will say "Nein".
But anyway in practical terms while the Germans use the Euro and have their savings in Euros, it's a safe currency.
They've certainly learned the lesson of the 20s.
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostSplit between CHF (mostly) and EUR.
Whatever happens to the EU and I do think in the long run it will split into two tiers, EUR is now essential Germany's currency and the Germany economy is solid enough (for now) to override weakness in the pheriphery.
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Originally posted by meridian View PostSame, thought too late to hedge. The hedging currency was a tricky one as well, EUR and CHF are out, and USD is also dodgy. JPY? CND? AUD?
Whatever happens to the EU and I do think in the long run it will split into two tiers, EUR is now essential Germany's currency and the Germany economy is solid enough (for now) to override weakness in the pheriphery.
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostI have about 60K in a Uk a/c. Should have converted it earlier. Still I guess I can use it to buy a property when the whole Ponzi scheme comes tumbling down. All it needs is some sort of external shock. Hmmmm, wonder what that might be?
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I have about 60K in a Uk a/c. Should have converted it earlier. Still I guess I can use it to buy a property when the whole Ponzi scheme comes tumbling down. All it needs is some sort of external shock. Hmmmm, wonder what that might be?
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