i know it has relative to all the other currencies but has the value of the dollar actually gone up or is it just going up in "strength" because everyhitng else has gone down the last 2 weeks

Quote :

"a few weeks ago, the Euro bough 1.4500 USD. that means that for each Euro, you could buy more than 1 US dollar, 1.45 now, the Euro only buys 1.3685 US dollars. so now a Euro can buy less dollars, hence dollar strength. the USD has strengthened against the Yen, Euro, Pound, etc."

this quote bothered me and I understand relative strength but wouldn't it be the same in terms of actual real value like in terms of gold?

10/8/2008 5:28:23 PM

take EC205 with doctor hymen

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10/8/2008 5:29:29 PM

1 dollar can now buy me more euros but 1 euro can buy me less guns and butter than it couldbefore so the dollar hasn't really changed has it?

10/8/2008 5:31:18 PM

it's all relative.

10/8/2008 5:32:04 PM

so relative to items does this rise in dollar just mean everything else can buy less items while the dollar can still buy the same items it could 10 days ago?

10/8/2008 5:33:57 PM

all i know is i haven't gotten a raise in the last week.

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10/8/2008 5:35:52 PM

HENCE

DOLLAR

STRENGTH

10/8/2008 5:42:58 PM

holy shit nobody knows

10/8/2008 6:21:18 PM

no. 700 billion dollar bailout means more money in circulation.

10/8/2008 6:27:57 PM

everybody beats around the bush without answering the questions

10/8/2008 6:38:02 PM

WETHEBED

10/8/2008 6:41:13 PM

The cotton fibers they use are from a new genetically engineered strain, so yeah, the bill is stronger.

10/8/2008 7:48:56 PM

I think it means you should have bought euros back then, and now you should change them back to dollars, to make money...or something

10/8/2008 8:12:00 PM

lol "quick question"

i thought you guys were smart

10/8/2008 8:51:27 PM

going to europe in 2.5months - let's go dollar!

10/8/2008 8:52:28 PM

10/8/2008 9:08:56 PM

i'll see your ^ and raise you a

10/8/2008 9:10:13 PM

well ill raise you this:

10/8/2008 9:31:59 PM