OT: Economy (was Re: [Nolug] Who usually shows up for meetings?)

From: Mark A. Hershberger <mah_at_everybody.org>
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:25:25 -0500
Message-ID: <87hc5de5ga.fsf_-_@everybody.org>

Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> writes:

> A third of the way down the page is this quote:
> So what are the causes of the high debt-to-income ratios in
> Europe? Expensive labor. Expensive exports. Expensive currency.

Check a chart comparing the Euro to the DJIA. As the markets have
fallen (world wide), the strength of the Dollar has grown (and the price
of oil — in Dollars — has fallen).

Which leads me to an interesting question: As the Dollar becomes more
expensive compared to other currencies, what effect does that have on
the debt-to-income ratio? Or does the effect of expensive labor and
exports overwhelm the effect of cheaper currency?

Mark.
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