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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (93557)	4/14/2008 11:04:58 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Respond to of 110194

>>i don't know how long the member countries will allow their central banker to do the right thing in regards to inflation... on the one hand.... vs. printing on the other. euro is only five years old more or less.<< That's the centitrillion dollar question. The ClownBuck has abdicated it's throne as the reserve currency. Can the Euro pick up the sceptre and crown, or will it fumble it to the Renmimbi?

To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (93557)	4/15/2008 12:36:46 AM
From: critical_mass	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

The Germans have usually not met the conditions of the Stability and Growth Pact to keep the budget deficit under 3% of GDP. destatis.de A google shows that in 2006-2007, the budget met the conditions of SGP, but if exports slow down, the rosy predictions of a balanced budget by 2010 will probably never materialize. M3 growth has been in the double digits in the Eurozone too. bloomberg.com In your opinion, is the ECB to be trusted any more than the Fed?