Inflation, Deflation, Quantitative Easing, £1m to the Euro..
Inflation, Deflation, Quantitative Easing, £1m to the Euro..
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Olf

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11,978 posts

247 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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There have been a lot of threads on here recently about which currency is best for a lump sum, should I move into dollars or Euros, what now for the exchange rate etc.

The general concensus has been in the last few week - 'You've missed that boat'.

I'm starting to wonder if actually the argument to get out of Sterling is becoming stronger now. There are a lot of indicators that suggest that Gordo and friends could be loading the paper into the printer as we speak. Quantitaitve easing could be the future.

So my questions are...

Will we be told they've pressed print or will it just happen/

Does anybody else think that in the short to medium term parity could be just the beginning of the story and we could actually be looking as 1.1 or worse pounds to the Euro.

Is anyone else thinking of moving money into Euro's even at this late stage?

Does anybody else think we'll see high inflation next year?

jesusbuiltmycar

5,127 posts

283 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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We will not be told when the presses are fired up (assuming GB hasn't already started).

In the pre-budget Darling revised the 1844 banking bill, which effectively means that the Bank Of England no longer has to publish accounts...

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I am sure that the IMF will bail out the UK before we it comes to this....
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JagLover

46,750 posts

264 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Olf said:
Does anybody else think we'll see high inflation next year?
I find it very doubtful we will see deflation to say the least!

Mr Whippy

32,453 posts

270 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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jesusbuiltmycar said:
We will not be told when the presses are fired up (assuming GB hasn't already started).

In the pre-budget Darling revised the 1844 banking bill, which effectively means that the Bank Of England no longer has to publish accounts...

link

I am sure that the IMF will bail out the UK before we it comes to this....
link
Not that it's not likely to happen anyway, 'normally' but I've had alot of 2008 minted coins in change over the last month or so... oodles of it.

Coincidence?

Hmmm

I'd not worry too much about it, the Euro zone will be doing the same, as will the US with their $... I think we have just ended up 'realising' the st sooner, the others will follow at some stage...

I guess the thing, if you are good enough, is playing them off against each other as they drop to make a few quid smile

Dave

Edited by Mr Whippy on Monday 22 December 10:55

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Are you sure the Euro is not going to crash out of existence...?

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Blimey, I've gone and done it now....

Olf

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11,978 posts

247 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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mybrainhurts said:
Blimey, I've gone and done it now....
I've just picked myself up.


mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Pull yourself together...hehe

Olf

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11,978 posts

247 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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mybrainhurts said:
Pull yourself together...hehe
So run that by me again.

Does it involve a war?