Eurozone growth
- 2 September 2010 19:5968505between april and june there was growth of 1%, much better than the united states.
the weakness of the currency helped but also germany reported 2.2% growth over the same period.
is this ammunition for those who want sign up to the euro?
no comment from you brian. - 3 September 2010 10:2768572No, not at all Howard. This needs to be looked at in the whole. Southern Eurozone countries were and are far worse hit because they were unable to allow their currencies to take some of the strain. We too would have fared much worse if we were Euro members. Growth figure for a single quarter are of no statistical relevance to this, indeed growth is not a major consideration for Euro membership, there are much more significant considerations anyway.
You had might as well suggest we should join with the Australian Dollar, after all they were not hit by the so called 'global' recession at all.... - 3 September 2010 11:1868576i think the growth thing is just a sign of countries coming out of recession and the currency weakening thus helping their exports.
not good for dover though if the pound continues to strengthen, we have been overrun by tourists this year, will be less of them next year. - 3 September 2010 14:4268596Euros are obtainable in the UK, Howard, one need only go to the bureau de exchange and purchase them. But if Britain were to have the euro as currency, it would mean ditching a whole lot of pounds
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3 September 2010 15:2968606howard how can i resist an invite like that,as ive said before its better to be in than outside or sitting on the fence.the sooner were in the better.
thats right alexander we would be useing the euro,no need to go to the bureau de change to get some. - 4 September 2010 23:5368811Brian, we might just make it in time to join the euro the day before it collapses!
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5 September 2010 08:1268824alex,it wont collapse yet but the pound will do that sooner than the euro. - 5 September 2010 13:3768857Well that makes two collapsing curencies then! Chanters, Drums and Drones Potty Time http://youtu.be/99fMqpjnXYA
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5 September 2010 14:3868860alex,your right.hell might freeze over first.
- 5 September 2010 16:0268870I didn't want to post this on the front page, but imagine a game of Monopoly, you land on chance, draw a card, and it says: go to Conaughts park. And it so happens you have to go to the toilet!
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