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Cater Allen do a good USD account. What needs to happen for the £/$ rate to go down?
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Yep..people who try to pick bottoms, get stinky fingersOriginally posted by pickleHmm, Im not convinced buying into a falling property market and investing into a weakening currency at the same time is such a great idea. Sure, if you catch the bottom of both markets you could get rich, but I think the phrase is "like catching a falling knife". Try catching two at the same time, and you will most likely lose at least a few fingers.Last edited by max; 11 July 2007, 00:07.
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Sell pounds.any ideas on how to profit from the strong pound
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I'm paid in gold bullion, and diamonds as loose change. Purely to stay outside IR35.Originally posted by BuffoonIt's a bastard when you earn in USD and spend in GBP !
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as for china, could do that, but the CP keeps interfering and it can be tricky to get rental income out
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i reckon max rate for the pound is 2.20 , dont think we'll see it though
the economy here is fcuked so i'm pretty sure in the long term there will be a rebalancing, most likely pound and euro will fall against the dollar and bric countries will rise to match the rebalancing thats going on in the world economy
should just be a matter of timing the buy and the sell
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The US could be in terminal decline they've had it far too good for far too long... sound familiar?? Watch this space!
China is your best bet but I wouldn't go on any of the roller coasters.
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When the UK property market popped last time you didn't want to be buying again for about 6 or 7 years. I'd hang on a bit yet !
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Hmm, Im not convinced buying into a falling property market and investing into a weakening currency at the same time is such a great idea. Sure, if you catch the bottom of both markets you could get rich, but I think the phrase is "like catching a falling knife". Try catching two at the same time, and you will most likely lose at least a few fingers.Originally posted by mrdonutsany ideas on how to profit from the strong pound
i'm thinking purchasing a property in the states, due to the double whammy of falling prices and strong currency is the best bet
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I believe the dollar will fall further and so will the US property market. Might be a good short term plan of you can get rental income.
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A bit of a whammy, if they haven’t stopped falling yetOriginally posted by mrdonutsany ideas on how to profit from the strong pound
i'm thinking purchasing a property in the states, due to the double whammy of falling prices and strong currency is the best bet
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When I was in cancun a couple of weeks back, I was shocked at how cheap the property was and it's not like its a run down area or anything, plus its growing all the time.
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i'm thinking purchasing a property in the states, due to the double whammy of falling prices and strong currency is the best betTags: None
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