Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Excellent analysis! On Jan 29, 2009, at 8:24 AM, Don Dory wrote: > You have to love the FT. They have a somewhat long article from > George > Soros today that explains a lot of why the financial markets are > tanking > around the world. I recommend this link highly. > > <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/49b1654a-ed60-11dd-bd60-0000779fd2ac.html> > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj > <jayanand@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Frank, >> Today's news: >> >> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9a83fc6-ed06-11dd-88f3-0000779fd2ac.html >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj >> <jayanand@gmail.com >>> wrote: >> >>> The economy is retracting at a far quicker rate than other countries >> right >>> now. The main reason is that the strong yen has caused exports to >> decrease >>> at an alarming rate - even Toyota and Honda are doing dismally, >>> and the >> less >>> said about the likes of Sony the better. With demand constriction in >> their >>> major markets, i.e., USA and Europe, things dont look too good >>> for export >>> led economies - China, Japan, South East Asia, etc. India is >>> slightly >> better >>> placed on this score as only 15% of our GDP comes from exports - >>> but we >> have >>> huge current account deficits which means you can do far less to >>> prime >> the >>> economy. The jury is out on who fares better. >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Frank Dernie < >> Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com >>>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Jayanand, >>>> is Japan crashing more??? >>>> I thought their only problems were due to their strengths, less >> borrowing >>>> etc. leads to their currency not devaluing as much as others, >>>> such as >> the US >>>> and UK which have both been living way beyond their earnings for >>>> years. >>>> Surely their problem is that their profligate customers have >>>> stopped >>>> spending other peoples money. >>>> Frank >>>> >>>> On 28 Jan, 2009, at 02:48, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >>>> >>>> Usual marketing nonsense. I am not sure how many takers there >>>> would be >> in >>>>> current economic conditions, particularly as Japan is crashing >>>>> a bit >> more >>>>> than the rest of the world. I assume that this is squarely >>>>> aimed at the >>>>> Japanese. >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Jayanand >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Bill Clough >>>>> <bill_clough@yahoo.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> USA >>>>>> TEXAS >>>>>> VICTORIA >>>>>> 27 January 2009 >>>>>> >>>>>> HI there-- >>>>>> >>>>>> Drool. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >> http://en.leica-camera.com/photography/special_editions/ >> leica_M8-2_safari/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --bc >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>> information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information