Mr Bush said Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi had discussed "the devaluation issue" while outlining his plans to revive Japan's economy. What he had meant to say was that they had discussed "the deflation issue".
Mr Bush's aides rushed to clear up the confusion. The president had "misspoken", they said. But the damage had already been done. The yen slumped by half a yen against the dollar.
... devaluation/deflation what's the difference? ... no big prob ... I hear the dollar went up, didn't it? ... while I'm here, can we see where we dropped the nukular bombs?
and speaking of dollar ...
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02-19-2002, 01:57 AM
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