unamerican Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 The Bagdad Bounce not only lifted the UK economy and FTSE it also revitalised the housing market for at least another year. The Iran War will have a similar effect if/when it happens. So sticking your head in the sand and saying it is OT is not going to help matters,. It is very On-Topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest growl Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 The Bagdad Bounce not only lifted the UK economy and FTSE it also revitalised the housing market for at least another year. The Iran War will have a similar effect if/when it happens. So sticking your head in the sand and saying it is OT is not going to help matters,. It is very On-Topic. Very. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichM Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Ain't gonna happen. The US is about to enter a recession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debtfree Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 The Bagdad Bounce not only lifted the UK economy and FTSE it also revitalised the housing market for at least another year. The Iran War will have a similar effect if/when it happens. So sticking your head in the sand and saying it is OT is not going to help matters,. It is very On-Topic. Thats strange ? because in the UK, house price growth dropped from 1981 -1983 which also happens to be during the Falklands War... 78 Q1 730.9 £13,820 11.4 78 Q2 766.4 £14,491 14.2 78 Q3 841.6 £15,912 22.7 78 Q4 889.7 £16,823 27.9 79 Q1 941.1 £17,793 28.7 79 Q2 1008.9 £19,075 31.6 79 Q3 1083.5 £20,485 28.7 79 Q4 1161.8 £21,966 30.6 80 Q1 1199.4 £22,677 27.4 80 Q2 1234.8 £23,348 22.4 80 Q3 1249.7 £23,628 15.3 80 Q4 1242.8 £23,497 7.0 81 Q1 1255.1 £23,730 4.6 81 Q2 1274.5 £24,098 3.2 81 Q3 1279.3 £24,188 2.4 81 Q4 1258.7 £23,798 1.3 82 Q1 1278.7 £24,177 1.9 82 Q2 1305.2 £24,679 2.4 82 Q3 1320.6 £24,969 3.2 82 Q4 1352.9 £25,580 7.5 83 Q1 1391.4 £26,307 8.8 83 Q2 1448.4 £27,386 11.0 83 Q3 1490.2 £28,175 12.8 83 Q4 1513.9 £28,623 11.9 84 Q1 1569.5 £29,675 12.8 84 Q2 1630.7 £30,833 12.6 84 Q3 1653.0 £31,254 10.9 84 Q4 1721.2 £32,543 13.7 IMO - If the USA/UK strike Iran then it is likely that China and the rest of Asia will sell off the dollar and send the USA into depression causing inflation and higher rates which will in effect bulldoze the housing market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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