Re: Australian Dollar just walked through 1.07AUD to the USD exchange rate.

Used a lot in electrical and electronic devices

kreed wrote

Not much at all in fact. And when it is, its used in such small amounts that it has no effect on the price of the device even when the price of silver goes up by ten times.

Have noticed recently that the prices in the US have risen and with the AUS dollar on the rise we are not saving as much as one would imagine.

The US have to buy the product and its costing them more and they can't keep prices at the same old rate.

rate.

That is very true thankfully for the end consumer.

Rob wrote

is going up even faster

Not by that much with electronic stuff.

imagine.

Depends on what you want to buy.

Thats very arguable when the yuan is losely locked to the USD.

Thats very arguable with electronic stuff.

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silver is going up even faster

uld imagine.

Electronic stuff typically gets cheaper and/or more powerful over time. Computers, at an incredible rate.

kreed wrote

rate.

imagine.

And it aint just electronics stuff now that very little of the cheap stuff is made in the US anymore.

Its not that incredible.

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What have I done? Worked my arse off to ahieve continued market success and increase margins. The company will survive in Australia with the technology remaining here. I could just take the easy way out and leave as you suggest, or we could keep afloat with hard work. Whatever we do, we can't influence the forex.

Then they would be exceedingly foolish not to and so would the bank/fund loaning the money.

what was that phrase you used? Oh, survile(?) employee.

And have the opportunity, but with your attitude, you would fail to understand why companies very much depend on employees who do what the company wants.

That is very true.

Currencies don't float - they just sink at different rates.

n Australia than they can at home in the USA,

t of the world, so it is a no brainer that they

the billions loaned out to buy large capital

rate.

imagine.

made in the US anymore.

Computers and bits, in the US, are more expensive than Australia.

kreed wrote

rate with the USD.

Some do, and china's would if they let it in spades.

They dont let it because that would damage their exports severely.

Japan did the same thing until the Plaza agreement.

Rob wrote

rate.

silver is going up even faster

imagine.

Thats just plain wrong. The kindle isnt, and neither is the ipad.

You heard that years ago... it's gone up to 7c now!

terryc wrote

And its been true that our interest rates have been substantially higher than theirs for the whole of your pathetic excuse for a lifetime too.

Which rock have you been under?

A very slimy one ?

terryc wrote

theirs for the whole of your pathetic

Any 2 year old could leave that for dead.

Get one to help you before posting again.

If anyone is actually stupid enough to let you anywhere near one.