Currency Explorer Pillows

Chines Dollar

'Which countries have the most favorable dollar exchange rate?'

"I think the idea behind coin collecting is to get one of each kind, not all of the same kind!"

"Another week another dollar, Jenkins"

Phrenology bust with sections for different currencies.

Great Chinese Dynasties

Businessmen trying to prop up a line-chart with sticks

Today we'll see some misused or misunderstood financial and economic terms. It's said inflation can hurt the economy. But it's absolutely in the tire business. I bought this warm puffy jacket with cash. A down payment. We like beer and coffee. Our most valuable liquid assets. In a monopoly breakup, the race car would to go one person and the dog to another. And when I become either a buyer or a seller. He's shorting the market!

A Q&A with President Obama over jobs

'Today the stock market was moribund, as growth equities sputtered and bonds dipped due to the inverted yield curve. I'd translate that into layman's terms...but they don't pay me enough.'

"Basically, your new job here at the Treasury Department implementing the bailout is simple, Grayson, just grab and armful of money and run..."

'Do you think we should tell anyone about this?'

'For an explanation of the financial terms of this loan, please enroll in a continuing-education economics class at your local community college.'

Russia Money Laundering

Manufacturing will take place in China...So what role does Europe have?...you borrow money to be the customer

"This is the World Bank? Somehow, I had pictured it differently."

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

'Stocks rose on the rumor that the market is mostly rumor-driven.'

The symbol for the euro (?) depicted as the wheel of a wheelchair, symbolising the state of the currency

'Dad, I know all about the birds and the bees; explain stock-swaps and derivatives.'

US dollar rising and falling.

"There she be, lads, the special economic zone!"

"It was rated on all the travel websites. 'Best economy tour'."

'And, at those prices, we have two wheel well seats available.'

"When I got laid off, the corporation enlisted me in the army."

'Euro's down against the pound, dollars up against yen, pound is... what the hell don't expect cheap meals in France!'

The two faces of capitalism.

Capitalism and Consumers

That might not work, EU...

'So far you have enough to smell a rose or two, but not enough to come to a complete stop and smell the roses.'

Enter your pin into the bubble.

"The stock market went downholl, visited an ice cream parlor, then went bowling and ended the trading day in the pub."

Exchange Rate.

The Euro.

Euro against the Dollar.