Reply to: What will happen when the current V shaped recovery collapses?

[Clippy]

So when the US $ booms and all the current carry trade unwinds and all the stock markets and commodities crash, will the US government print another trillion and add to their insurmountable debt or let it just fail?

That's what I'd like to know.

Unless there is another viable option, then yes.

[SantaClaus]

So when the US $ booms and all the current carry trade unwinds and all the stock markets and commodities crash, will the US government print another trillion and add to their insurmountable debt or let it just fail?

That's what I'd like to know.

Good question. Ask Ben Bernanke, but I dont think he'll tell you.

[DimPrawn]

So when the US $ booms and all the current carry trade unwinds and all the stock markets and commodities crash, will the US government print another trillion and add to their insurmountable debt or let it just fail?

That's what I'd like to know.

[tenpin]

Season 13, Episode 3

Bank Clerk: How can I help you, young man?
Stan Marsh: I got a hundred-dollar check from my grandma and my dad said I need to put it in the bank so it can grow over the years.
Bank Clerk: Well that's fantastic. A really smart decision, young man. We can put that check in a money market mutual fund, then we'll re-invest the earnings into foreign currency accounts with compounding interest aaaand it's gone

Even better one from the current series: where the japs are killing all the whales ...

Great - ta.

I love South Park. Consistently on the money. Been catching up/re-watching during the train commute, watched "Smug" this morning about the hybrid cars (I have a lot of catching up to do).

[Jeebo72]

You got an episode/series number for that? Ta...

Season 13, Episode 3

Bank Clerk: How can I help you, young man?
Stan Marsh: I got a hundred-dollar check from my grandma and my dad said I need to put it in the bank so it can grow over the years.
Bank Clerk: Well that's fantastic. A really smart decision, young man. We can put that check in a money market mutual fund, then we'll re-invest the earnings into foreign currency accounts with compounding interest aaaand it's gone

Even better one from the current series: where the japs are killing all the whales ...

[BoredBloke]

Nope but today I watched the one where Cartman got aids.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm HIV positive"

[tenpin]

Watch the south park episode where stan puts his money in the bank ... it explains it all ...

You got an episode/series number for that? Ta...

[Clippy]

You know the world has gone mad when people are queuing up overnight to buy the latest pair of shoes!

Oh well, good traing for when they have to start doing this for a loaf of bread.

[Jeebo72]

It's going to be a V shaped recovery. Followed by another V shaped recovery. It certainly won't be a W shaped recovery.

[SantaClaus]

I think world leaders are trying to see us through to 2012 after which it won't matter as the world is due to end then.

Must be true, the film says so!

[Andy2]

It's going to be a coffin shaped* recovery


*Seen on HPC

A V shaped coffin or W shaped

[Clippy]

I think world leaders are trying to see us through to 2012 after which it won't matter as the world is due to end then.

[TimberWolf]

It's going to be a coffin shaped* recovery


*Seen on HPC

[SantaClaus]

Presumably the collapse would have to happen quickly if it is to work, otherwise people would just pile into other currencies, assets or commodities like gold. Erm...

If the Dollar or Pound collapsed, would the Euro and Ozzie dollar fall too?

The $ is currently being used as a carry trade currency. Therefore if the stock markets crash, the $ should appreciate. The $ is a risk aversion currency and rises when equities sink.

When the $ rises, EURUSD, GBPUSD, AUDSUD will all fall.

[RichardCranium]

A decent chinese takeaway will cost us an arm and a leg

Still better than a Russian kebab (did we conclude that link was too sick to post?)