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The Euro
Hello All!
According to Oanda.com today, the Euro was within 4 cents of its starting value on 1/4/99, relative to the US dollar. -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
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On Tue, 18 May 2010 17:52:26 -0400, "James Silverton"
wrote: According to Oanda.com today, the Euro was within 4 cents of its starting value on 1/4/99, relative to the US dollar. Then you should start using better sources. The Euro started at $0.85 it's still $ 1.22 now. Bye Maurice -- Hamradio: ON4BAM http://www.on4bam.com/ Travelogues and Amateur radio http://blog.on4bam.com/blog/ |
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On Wed, 19 May 2010 03:16:42 +0000, Maurice ON4BAM
wrote: On Tue, 18 May 2010 17:52:26 -0400, "James Silverton" wrote: According to Oanda.com today, the Euro was within 4 cents of its starting value on 1/4/99, relative to the US dollar. Then you should start using better sources. The Euro started at $0.85 it's still $ 1.22 now. Uh, no. On 4 Jan 1999 it took about $1.18 to buy a euro. That's euro 0.85 to buy a dollar, not too far off today's rate. See http://www.oanda.com/currency/historical-rates -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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Duh
Useless post and wrong info moreover.
"James Silverton" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : ... Hello All! According to Oanda.com today, the Euro was within 4 cents of its starting value on 1/4/99, relative to the US dollar. -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
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On Tue, 18 May 2010 20:59:07 -0700, Hatunen wrote:
That's euro 0.85 to buy a dollar, not too far off today's rate. heres a free insight, UK will not join Euro anytime soon :-) -- Mike Flying a couple London/New York just once equals a whole years driving in a medium car in carbon terms. |
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On 19/05/10 10:49, in article ,
"Mike" wrote: heres a free insight, UK will not join Euro anytime soon :-) Do they qualify? |
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Earl Evleth wrote:
On 19/05/10 10:49, in article , "Mike" wrote: heres a free insight, UK will not join Euro anytime soon :-) Do they qualify? Does any country qualify? |
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On 19/05/10 14:18, in article , "Tom P"
wrote: Do they qualify? Does any country qualify? Some did at the time. New joiners have had to toe the mark. http://www.euractiv.com/en/euro/enla...article-111471 The economic crisis produced a problem with keepy the existing Euro-states in line. |
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On Tue, 18 May 2010 20:59:07 -0700, Hatunen wrote:
According to Oanda.com today, the Euro was within 4 cents of its starting value on 1/4/99, relative to the US dollar. Then you should start using better sources. The Euro started at $0.85 it's still $ 1.22 now. Uh, no. On 4 Jan 1999 it took about $1.18 to buy a euro. But the bills and coins didn't appear in circulation for us ordinary mortals until 1 Jan 2002, at which time the rate was ~ $0.90 for a euro. (...and we couldn't get our car out of the garage in Strasbourg because the payment machines hadn't been converted yet!) -- Larry |
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On Tue, 18 May 2010 20:59:07 -0700, Hatunen wrote:
Uh, no. On 4 Jan 1999 it took about $1.18 to buy a euro. We didn't have Euros at that time, it was still "virtual money" then. Banknotes appeared 1/1/2002 @00:00 in the ATMs. Bye Maurice -- Hamradio: ON4BAM http://www.on4bam.com/ Travelogues and Amateur radio http://blog.on4bam.com/blog/ |
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