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Britain
Bank of England may reduce rates to 1694 level
2008-12-11
Posted by:tipper

#4  ION TOPIX > EIGHT SCARY, SCARY PREDICTIONS > Pert whom claims to had forecasted the curr US crisis believes THERE MAY BE NO BOTTOM TO THE US, GLOBAL RECESSION - iff Amers are lucky, we may see a POSSIBLE RECOVERY COME YEAR 2010 or 2011, IFF THERE IS A "RECOVERY"; + EXPERTS:US, GLOBAL RECESSION COULD LAST FOR YEARS [not just 2009 = early 2010]???

ALso, REDDIT > DER SPIEGEL > A HUNDRED LITTLE NAPOLEONS - IS ANYONE IN CHARGE OF TODAY'S NON-POLAR WORLD?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-12-11 23:19  

#3  That was the year in which Queen Mary II died. Maybe they are trying some subtle English wit.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-12-11 09:04  

#2  Standard journalism - distort and give misleading information instead of just telling the story.
Posted by: gromky   2008-12-11 08:06  

#1  Hardly a valid comparison, in view of the fact that England was on a gold standard way back then.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2008-12-11 07:13  

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