There's this Federal Prime Interest Rate sorta thing. And the Feds change it. And somehow it makes all other interest rates change and whether people can get mortgages and stuff.
I feel like diamonds have a bit more inherent value, as they are used as tools more readily than gold is. But then again, with synthetic diamonds out there, maybe their monetary value is less stable than the monetary value of gold.
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Date: 2007-09-20 11:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-20 01:59 pm (UTC)