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Dollar to Hit 50 Yen, Cease as Reserve, Sumitomo Says The first half of the article is understandable, and makes a coherent argument. The second part under the subheading "Elliot Wave" sounds like woo-woo to me. Neither of the two arguments, however, do I find persuasive.

US Dollar Index Future - Spot Price INDEX: DXY Current price is 76.37. What exactly does that buy?

I didn't know if I should post this here or at conspiracy theories http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1954933468700958565&hl=es Tell me your thoughts

So last night, while browsing channels, a commercial came on for a "Commemorative $20 coin certificate". The commercial was probably 45 seconds to 1 minute long, and offered a limited print certificate struck in ".999 pure silver leaf". To me, it seemed, at minimum, in bad taste to try to...

The falling dollar is now top news on The Washinton Post Story Oh Noes! The Chinese are going to ruin us! We're DOOOOOOMED! Also top story on: http://www.nytimes.com// http://www.latimes.com/ But not top story, interestingly enough on http://www.usatoday.com/ Recalled toys contain chemical...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Crude oil briefly topped $98 a barrel in Asian business hours Wednesday, amid weather-related disruptions in the North Sea and after the U.S. dollar hit a new record low against the euro in New York trading Tuesday. Source. You know, this could be really, really bad...

There is a rumor that the Invasion of Iraq had something to do with Saddam's plans to switch to the Petroeuro which allegedly would have threatened the US economy. Now I'm not very familiar with the Petrodollar/Petroeuro system - what would have been/would be the damage for the US economy if...

Ok, this is something fun and I am to dumb to explain why it happens but this is the little riddle. 3 women go to a hotel clerk wanting a room. the clerk says it will be $30 for a room so each woman hands over $10. The women go to the room and are hanging out then the clerk notices that the...

If you are a skeptic~ and are/can be in Frederick Maryland some week day/week evening and you have pain, I would do my Hands-Over you would tell me if there was no change or if things felt worse. I've worked with back pain, hip pain (after a surgery for the hips), arthritis of the knee...

It must be easy to put up money for something that can't possibly happen. Heck, I'll give a Billion Dollars to anyone finding a bigfoot. (No offense to the foundation!) The Elvis Challenge.

OK - I've only been hanging around JREF actively for about a year - and perhaps someone has already thought of this idea. Or perhaps it violates the spirit of the challenge rules (I don't think it does - but I could be wrong.) I'm posting to this thread as I see it more as a TAMV issue than a...

While reading a book about John VonNeumann, I came across a strange game called the Dollar Bill Auction. There are two rules. 1) Bidding is perfomed as in a regular auction, i.e. all bids must be higher than previous bids, once bidding has stopped the high bidder pays the highest bid to...

Just once---I'd like to see a post that's obviously trollish in origin (AmyWilson's "do you have the balls" post for example) be totaly IGNORED. Nada.....not a single response. The post will stand alone and completely ignored as if it never existed. I'm not trying to find out how a troll...

I know the prize is usually for "paranormal" events, but would someone proving the existence of "chemtrails" be elgible? I am wondering because I'm in the middle of a debate with someone who now claims that he has personally seen "chemtrails" being distributed. He offered photos but I demanded...

A gripping and informative read about the formation of the drug cartel over twentieth century. After reading this excerpt our enlightened skeptic may well want to wait a decade or two before trying any new drug invented in the twenty first century. The title of the book should have been, "The...

This is my list of the best card tricks in the world. If you know others that deserve to be up here, tell me! Premonition (Eddie Joseph) Spectator thinks of a card and names it. A deck is removed from the magicians pocket and they are counted on the table face up. 51 cards are counted, and...

I'm writing an article about the Million Dollar Challenge for my homepage, and I have some questions about it. Before I get into that, I just want to congratulate especially Kramer for the challenge. Especially the recent applicants in the "Challenge Applicants" forum have all been handled very...

Hey there, This post was inspired by the "Fuel Prices..." thread My question is this: what would be the short- and long-term impact on the USA if oil were bought and sold in Euros instead of US Dollars? I assume it would be negative, but why? I would guess that any importer of oil must have...

Economist: China Loses in Dollar Stability Wednesday January 26, 3:47 pm ET By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Writer China Has Lost Faith in Stability of U.S. Dollar, Top Chinese Economist Says at World Forum DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- China has lost faith in the stability of the U.S...

I’ve been watching the rise of sterling (and the Euro) against the US dollar for the last few weeks and found the commentaries of the financial pundits fascinating. I can remember when sterling dropped below 2 dollars for the first time and as far as I can recollect the pundits were up in...

A while ago I made a prophecy on these forums that October 29th, 2004 Osama Bin Laden will be captured. God revealed this prophecy unto me. When this prophecy comes true, I want James Randi to keep his word and give the million dollars away. Not to me, but to a homeless person. Make a homeless...

A large quote but a press release.... Is this old news? I mean a press release and all.

Humor honoring one's heritage? AP story on click2houston.com Edited to remove copyrighted material available at the link above.

Here is a problem that was brought to me by a student. I'm not a math teacher so I not seeing the answer. this may be a variation on an old trick, so stop me if you heard of this one. Three men rent a room for 30 dollars. each man pays 10 dollars. later, the manager tells a bellhop to give...

I've mentioned my power in passing in other threads, but I wasn't yet ready to take the million dollar challenge. I had to devise an acceptable protocol. After all, one must have definite repeatable unmistakable results. It's not a question of faith versus science on a philosophical level. It's...

I was going to email this question to Randi but I realise that he is very busy and that it's very possible that another JREFer can provide me with the answer. When reference is made to the mystery donor who gave the funds to establish JREF, it is very often assumed that person is a skeptic who...

Anyone here pay attnetion to the US dollar lately? Just wondering how others feel about the reent decline vs most other currencies and the US apparent backing away from a strong dollar policy. As a Canadian, I'm actually a bit disappointed as the reduced price on imports may slow down our...

This is something people would watch weekly! A professed psychic/communicator/dowser/etc. would be tested with a shot at a million bucks. Can't you see James Randi in a tux hosting this show? Maybe it wouldn't be big enough for the major networks, but it's gotta be better than a lot of the...