AU dollar overtakes US dollar

[gamefreak94]

i'm not that worried about most purchases because many countries will devalue their currency in response to the slipping dollar. the 3ds isn't going to go up in price but staples like food and gas are likely to meaning i still may not be able to afford the 3ds.

what do you mean they will devalue their currency? just b/c our economy sucks doesn't mean it will make the whole world's economy suck.

 

[Schizoanalysis]

needless to say, this all affair about the wickening of the usd makes me think twice today about returning to australia....

europeans will still come, as the euro is quite strong.

i am sure it will effect different people differently. but as i don't own a hotel, or export anything, it won't effect me. i import stuff, so it is great news for me. it may be bad news for others, but it won't last forever. it will drop eventually. if is starts effecting the economy, our government will devalue the currency.

but in the meantime, it is a good time to import.

 

[monkat]

bleh, i feel stupid.

i thought that the au was always stronger than the usd - it's a prosperous nation! ...kinda.

 

[Schizoanalysis]

it wasn't too long ago that us$1 = au$0.50

that was a bad time to be into japanese games, as everything cost far too much to import.