Why is International Trade with Althammer so boring?
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Oh! At first I thought Althammer was a nation I was not familiar with, but I have worked with a list of all UN member states, and you cannot convince me it is even a Pacific Island nation. \n\nNow I realize it must be a professor. \n\nProbably the same old reason most boring classes are boring. Too abstract, too far removed from your own reality.\n\nNow, if you were the student I used to have in Taiwan who imported his breeding stock from Ireland and the corn to feed his tens of thousands of hogs from the US, you would probably be interested no matter who taught it. If you don't have the experience to connect all these new facts to, it's just a bunch of facts flying around, and that's always boring.
564514
A banquest sounds boring.. Keg party all the way!!!
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The thing I don't like about forex trading is that the previous times when I knew there was an opportunity to make money, it was impossible to obtain the currency I needed.  There was the devaluation of the Argentinian currency that happened a while back.  They had been keeping the currency pegged to the US dollar and there was an enormous amount of speculation that it was going to be devalued (allowed to float), yet I couldn't find anywhere to sell this currency since it never moved more than a few PIP up and down within a day.  Then there was the Chinese currency.  Everyone knew they were keeping the currency undervalued and that it would increase in value upon floating, yet again I could not find anywhere to buy this currency in exchange for USD.  I contacted a bank and they had some ridiculous spread (something like 15%-20%), yet again it was impossible to capitalize on something I knew was going to happen.  Both of these situations were extremely frustrating.  Let me tell you, a $2500 investment in either one of these situations would have made you tens of thousands of dollars.  The Argentinian currency went from 1:1 USD to 3:1 USD in a matter of 2 weeks.  Now that's a devaluation.
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No, because its boring.
768236
If you mean when our country went from making things to buying things made in other countries, that's when someone decided that free trade would be good.  They should have made it fair trade, more even trading, instead of us importing some many goods and exporting so little.
969245
It's annoying, but I think it is probably only a temporary refusal.  The EU is gradually becoming a true single economy which will mean common taxation in all forms.  Economic theory suggests this outcome is pretty much inevitable - NAFTA, ASEAN and the EU will become the only three global economic entities and we will get cheap booze and fags through larger scale competition and common economic policy.\n\n'Course it will be at the expense of self-government ...
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i don't think it pays enough to warrant sending it overseas for cheaper labor. and you want to talk about a boring job. i worked for blue shield for over two years. yukk.
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yup, it's ok. maybe you could try this: \n\ni want to source and import the following goods: jewels, watches, slippers (you name it).\n\nor \n\ni will be sourcing out (name the goods) and importing them by (date).
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Trade station is what many of us use. Check it out.\n\nhttp://www.tradestation.com/default_2.shtm
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I have used E*Trade for years.  Low trading price and you can talk with someone if necessary.
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Chinese steel sucks! I work in the steel industry manufacturing heavy equipment parts and I can say steel is not one of the things to worry about.\n As for importing steel, that is a stategic move to save our resoures for when it is needed, kinda like the strategic petroleum reserves.\n  This country does not use Chinese steel to produce any of it's defense weapons. All of that steel purified in top secert locations and some known locations. My company produces steel parts for contruction equipment for around the world. Our steel comes from NC and Alambama. ALso my company is owned by Japanese!
1006015
international trade....go asian, such as singapore or hongkong....these are on a booming economy
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Many countrys used to use protectionist policys to tax imports of stuff which undercut there own important industries. Other countrys respondid with simmilar measures, eventualy ensuring very little was traded between the main Empires of the day.
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not very good. the osb market is expected to increase over the next several years pushing out plywood.  plywood manufactures are going to have to up grade to more modern equipment in order to stay in business.  most plywood co's will have to go to nich markets that osb can not compete with
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There are both political and financial reason for not doing it.\n\nWhilst the existing member states are ignoring their obligations to the stability pact rules, why should we prop up their currency?
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Nope, it is working for others, just not you.\n\nTry getting a better job that doesn't depend on NAFTA.
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This was on BBC Watch Dog a few weeks ago,they import the bikes from over seas,get in touch with the beeb,let them kick some butt and yes name and shame,Trading Standards (england)  through your local council etc.\nIf you cannot get them to contact trading standards then goto Citizens Advice