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Old 10-26-2006, 14:00   #1 (permalink)
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Default The Dollar and the Euro!

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Thursday both private investors and central bank were shifting away from the U.S. dollar and toward the euro.

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Old 10-26-2006, 14:10   #2 (permalink)
 
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Default Re: The Dollar and the Euro!

Does that mean if no one buys our bonds then the gov can't borrow more money sending the debt even higher? Or is that a pipe dream.
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Default Re: The Dollar and the Euro!

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Does that mean if no one buys our bonds then the gov can't borrow more money sending the debt even higher? Or is that a pipe dream.
No, it just means we'll write ourselve more IOUs into the trust funds.
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