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Previously on "Sterling strength against Euro???"
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The pound will weaken again soon. Interest rate cuts are being mooted again in the media today, which is very good news indeed.
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Originally posted by Cyberman View PostThe Euro does not necessarily force fiscal responsibility, but it does remove an individual country's control of its own economy by using fiscal measures such as raising or lowering its own interest rates. Thus, those in a recession are locked in to a longer recession than is desirable.
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Originally posted by expat View PostItaly is not bringing the Euro crashing down, perhaps because it is not big enough. In fact it's the other way round, Italy is the Euro member country with the strongest sentiment in favour of leaving and bringing back their old currency. Presumably the Euro enforces fiscal responsibility, and the Italians don't like that.
The Euro does not necessarily force fiscal responsibility, but it does remove an individual country's control of its own economy by using fiscal measures such as raising or lowering its own interest rates. Thus, those in a recession are locked in to a longer recession than is desirable.
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Originally posted by ASB View PostThen you should have negotiated the cheque (dunno who'll do this but Barclays always used to). Basically you sell them the cheque as a negotiable instrument, instant credit at an agreed rate (I used to get interbank 250k -0.25% on FrF). In the event of the cheque not clearing (usually some time later of course) then it debited back (at the rate at the time of course).
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Originally posted by expat View PostItaly is not bringing the Euro crashing down, perhaps because it is not big enough. In fact it's the other way round, Italy is the Euro member country with the strongest sentiment in favour of leaving and bringing back their old currency. Presumably the Euro enforces fiscal responsibility, and the Italians don't like that.
They could find themselves in the position of having to bail out of the euro to let their currency devalue. Its what all governments used to do when their economies were chronically uncompetitive and the single currency stops that. We, one the other hand, can still have a 'the pound in your pocket....' address from GB at any moment.
Aren't there anecdotal tales of Germans refusing to take euro notes printed outside of Germany?
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The only country in the world where house prices have risen further, private debt was higher (per capita) is Iceland (not the USA) !! I rest my case.
Italy does have high public debt, but it doesn't have a housing bubble or a broken banking system.
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Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostHow do they feel about Italy then?
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostI think the Euro zone countries are breathing a sigh of relief that the UK isn't in it, otherwise it might bring the Euro crashing down.
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I think the Euro zone countries are breathing a sigh of relief that the UK isn't in it, otherwise it might bring the Euro crashing down.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI had a cheque for ~$10K sent by post from the US... in the 3 weeks it's taken so far to clear, rates have varied between 1.7 & 1.85.
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Originally posted by Rantor View PostI just can't figure out whether there is any 'real' reason for the strength of the pound to increase now - it might just be a blip I suppose.
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