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What happened to all the work? No orders, no refi, no foreclosures, no purchases,

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Zoe said:
Here is exchange rate on US currency also.

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You can go back 5-10 years on US currency exchange rates on the US dollar. Probably more. Look at it.
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I'd been watching the Yen for past several months. Late February it was like 150. Now it's back to 147.
Since Biden in office especially since 2022, US dollar is worth more than the Yen. Things are cheaper in Japan for Americans.
Hope Yen goes over 150 when I go to Japan this year.
 
Zoe said:
I heard from common folk this week that some entity owns like 70,000 houses in the USA. It was not China, but I have a feeling China surpasses that number. I heard during the great recession that people were on a bus locally and some were Chinese.

They didn't even look at the interior of the house and stayed on bus and said I want that one.

Catch me?

Cash? No doubt.

Look at current exchange rates on US currency.

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Does your "great recession" mean 1920s or 2009?
 
Zoe said:
I heard from common folk this week that some entity owns like 70,000 houses in the USA. It was not China, but I have a feeling China surpasses that number. I heard during the great recession that people were on a bus locally and some were Chinese.
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Invitation Homes has 80K. American Homes 4 Rent has 50K
 
Fernando said:
I'd been watching the Yen for past several months. Late February it was like 150. Now it's back to 147.
Since Biden in office especially since 2022, US dollar is worth more than the Yen. Things are cheaper in Japan for Americans.
Hope Yen goes over 150 when I go to Japan this year.
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The Yen is now over $153. Higher US interest is devaluing the Yen.
Looking at the prices in Japan, it's cheap there compared to here.:giggle:
 
Fernando said:
The Yen is now over $153. Higher US interest is devaluing the Yen.
Looking at the prices in Japan, it's cheap there compared to here.:giggle:
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You are getting excited over a few pennies. Control yourself
 
Dublin ohio said:
You are getting excited over a few pennies. Control yourself
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153 was the threshold Japan was trying to hold down.
While prices here have been going down, Asia seems to have less if not even deflation. They don't spend as much as Americans though consumption does help our economy.
 
Recruiting companies have been mysteriously closing over the past several years in California. I say "mysteriously" because I can't find any public announcements or information on the internet. In fact, I called Kelly Services national headquarters, and they said to call the San Francisco and San Mateo offices. I called them, but all I got was, "The number is no longer in service." There appears to be an office in San Diego - but if you click on "Contact Us" you will get a 404 error.

They have been in business since 1946 and apparently grossed $4.3B in 2023. But just sold off their European branch.

Other recruiting companies, like Matrix Solutions, have also vanished from the scene. It's a sudden disappearance, leaving a void in the industry. Interestingly, these companies reemerged or rather are still headquartered in the Midwest, but the abruptness of their departure from California remains a shock.

I used to be bombarded by emails from recruiters. It has all dropped off. I may get something from a recruiter in Florida or Texas from time to time. But this is a much different world now.

It is just like the streets of San Francisco - very deserted and boarded up.
 
A lot of "animal" jobs in "New Openings," along with health care. Yea. old people have to have their pets. Big time. Now, that's a good business to be in, aside from the pay. Although the Vets charge a fortune for any damned problem.
 
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