On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:20:26 GMT, the renowned "Ed Huntress"
wrote:

Theory, theory. The US currently is running a $460 billion trade deficit.
Part of it is the result of other countries buying our Treasury bonds to
pump up the value of the dollar and to keep their currencies low, to give
them a trade advantage.

It would be pretty easy to stop selling Treasury bonds to foreigners,
wouldn't it? ;-)

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Spehro Pefhany
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