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Also considering this, nothing comes for free. If there is no effect with 10% currency fall, then there is no effect with 10% currecy rise neither. Then, why are we trying so hard to devalue US dollar to shrink trade deficit. What are we trying to do here? Why everyone care at all...

To be fair, CPI for california is around 200. California's living cost is about 2x of the national average? Wow, I didn't know california is that expensive.

Here is a break down of housing. If you are spending $3000 per month, you energy cost for your house is $3000*5.779%=$173 per month. Hrm... certainly not winter. Summer, maybe. ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiri2006.txt...

Here is the weigth (%) of each catagory 1st column 2005 and 2nd column is 2006. So, housing is 40% of the index. There are more than rent and mortgage in the housing index though. All items............................................ 100.000 100.000...

Right out of horse's mouth. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm This is up to Sep. We have 2 rate cut since there. Just don't drive and don't eat and you will be ok for a while. Percentage change 12 months SAAR 9...

You know, when you hear things like that, you got to wonder whether he is trying to insult everyone. If this is a strong dollar policy, I don't want to hear a weak dollar policy. Throw that together with the ~4% productivity number, I am either bipolar or I am too dumb to understand what...

The nuclear option is the same as abandon the peg to US dollar which US wants. Unless they want to sell all US notes and stuff the paper money into a vault, now that is a smart move. China is money first, just like you and I and the rest of Central Banks holding dollars. If the fall of...

you mean .... `the dollar is going to go through the roof, gold is going to collapse.''

Poole, Have you thought of that, if we and our government don't borrow money to buy cheap import, this will not be a problem? It doesn't matter how cheap the stuff is, as long as you are not spending more than you earn. There is no problem. This apply to the government...

I probably agree with 80% to 90% of the stuff he said. Like someone said, no one is perfect. However, I have serious problem with the other 2 leading Cannidate. Giuliani - sounds like he will go to war with Iran. Heck! or start World War III. This preamptive strike thing really bother...

First, I am not sure how much trust we can put on this number. ( Meaning it might be revised later ) Second, US to EUR exchange rate fall ~8.7% this 3 months. If U.S. has 3.9% GDP, it still look like a recession of -3.8% to the europeans.

Ron Paul http://youtube.com/watch?v=mEFmAqfiXnk If the hill thinks he is nuts, he must be doing something right. Plus, I like my social security tax back. Security my a*s. Thank you, I can take care of myself.

Didn't someone mention that he and the New York Craig list girl is the match of heaven? :D Just make sure it is recorded for TV.

I need to be screw like that. Where can I sign up?

According to your suggestion, Hilter didn't do anything wrong then.

I think mainland's capital announce their arrival today. If international hedge fund cannot sit aside and join the foray. This can be a repeat of Nasdaq 5000. To play with fire or not, that's the question.

Here is mine. Back in around 1998, I was shorting AMCC for 200 share ( around $3000 ). The market fell for some reason that I forgot already. I covered right at the bottom, but I covered 300 sh and ended up owing 100 sh. That 100 sh ( ~$1500 ) went on and multiply x30 times and become...

Right on, and you know what. If I am the Chinese government, I will not care about whether my US reserve will depreciate or not. The fact that the country enjoy good GDP growth is worth everything. Just like companies, they always sacrifice balance sheet for growth. However, if...

Hey, if it crash 30%, 40%, 50% on Monday, I will be buying...:)

You forget about inflation. If you think U.S. should worry about inflation because of weakness in dollar. Think about the combination of 9% growth + weakness in yuen. I understand China doesn't want the currecy exchange to change too much because of the economic shock that it will...