gold

Here is something you can use to connect the dots to where the economy might be heading long term. It seems the world's governments can't keep up with the demand for gold coins. As the price of gold comes under pressure with the rest of the CPI, demand for gold coins is increasing evermore. Check this out:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/11182008/business/governments_cant_handle_gl...

Those of you thinking we're at or near the bottom might want to throttle back on the optimism a little. Numismatics is often one of the most quiet but accurate gauges of things to come. When people are trading big screens for Krugerrands, it might be a good idea to be ready for a long, cold winter.

http://www.vault.com/companies/singlesurvey.jsp?product_id=1132&type=int...

Can someone with the vault gold membership copy the interview survey from that link for me? My school doesn't give access to the gold stuff (only samples) and I don't feel like paying $45 to view a few sentences.

Thanks.

data from oanda.com

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
1 US Dollar = 0.70934 Euro
1 Euro (EUR) = 1.40977 US Dollar (USD)

Friday, September 26, 2008
1 US Dollar = 0.68155 Euro
1 Euro (EUR) = 1.46725 US Dollar (USD)

...taking bets on what the exchange rate will be in September 2009 if the TARP $700 billion "bailout" comes to fruition