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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (252751)1/1/2008 9:07:04 AM
From: c.hinton  Respond to of 281500
 
the weakening exchange rate and fed intervention to lower interest rates in the face of growing inflation sums it up nicely.

but please remember i have qualified my statement to "this moment in time"

long term i believe the US to be on a sounder footing than europe ,in part for demeografic reasons and in part for greater structural flexability.



To: Bearcatbob who wrote (252751)1/1/2008 9:50:28 AM
From: c.hinton  Respond to of 281500
 
here is the flip side to GOV debt to gdp....consumer debt to gdp and income
please note it is already 3 years old and has only gotten worse.

"Total household debt is at a level of around 90% of GDP and the average American now spends almost 20% of their disposable income servicing debt. This is in sharp contrast to Euroland where household debt stands at around 60% of GDP. "

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