<![CDATA[Japan]]>Any thoughts on how this is gonna affect the economy?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/20176/japanRSS for NodeWed, 27 May 2026 22:35:32 GMTMon, 14 Mar 2011 09:33:57 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Japan on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:17:08 GMT]]>6.1 aftershock just hit them...they are f'ed

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/308286https://fargostreet.com/post/308286Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:17:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Japan on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:51:06 GMT]]>Used parts are gonna get hard to come by because that this the last thing on peoples minds.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/308283https://fargostreet.com/post/308283Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:51:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Japan on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:44:28 GMT]]>japanese girls in moorhead wtf...my girlfriend is japanese but then again...i live in chicago.

untitledfolder;320012 wrote:
My Japanese girlfriend dumped me, kind of bummed but I know there's plenty more in the sea.

She was hot though, probably a 8.9

But for real, prices of all sorts of stuff will go up just because people are scared.

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King Ricer;320028 wrote:
as messed up as that is, its kinda funny..

and for the JDM ricers, parts are now goign to either be hard to find and spendy as hell or they will be water damaged

or cheap cause cars will be parted out... thats my hope

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untitledfolder;320012 wrote:
My Japanese girlfriend dumped me, kind of bummed but I know there's plenty more in the sea.

She was hot though, probably a 8.9

as messed up as that is, its kinda funny..

and for the JDM ricers, parts are now goign to either be hard to find and spendy as hell or they will be water damaged

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/308277https://fargostreet.com/post/308277Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:05:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Japan on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:27:10 GMT]]>My Japanese girlfriend dumped me, kind of bummed but I know there's plenty more in the sea.

She was hot though, probably a 8.9

But for real, prices of all sorts of stuff will go up just because people are scared.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/308261https://fargostreet.com/post/308261Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:27:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Japan on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:20:12 GMT]]>wrx and sti's are gonna cost more

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/308260https://fargostreet.com/post/308260Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:20:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Japan on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:43:24 GMT]]>Less whales are gunna die.....

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/308258https://fargostreet.com/post/308258Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:43:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Japan on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:16:38 GMT]]>Likely similar to any other event:

Tourism: Straight down for at least a year.
Stock: Immediate plummet as people are looking for safe havens in other sectors with a gradual market recovery over time.
Currency: Parallels stock market, decrease in value of Yen with an increase in the value of USD.
Gold: Short term upward spike until the currency market stabilizes.
Real estate: Downward trend for an uncertain period of time.

In short: Go touring Japan and buy stuff within the next year and it will be more cost-effective than any other time, with a strong US Dollar and a weakened Japanese economy you have more buying power.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/308256https://fargostreet.com/post/308256Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:16:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Japan on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:55:15 GMT]]>Expensive subsidized (subsidized is another way of saying non-(currently)-viable) green energy initiatives coupled with heavier regulation of ways we currently get energy (i.e. coal) and now a smaller chance of building nuclear power plants = expensive utility bills.

Oil: I'm uncertain how it will effect oil prices. If the stock market tumbles, oil will fall with it (albeit at a smaller rate) pending further unrest in the Middle East, which may cancel out the tumbling of oil prices. The more expensive oil goes without relation to a raise in usage by Americans, the less disposable income Americans have to spend on other items and the worse the economy will be.

My .02

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