At the beginning of President Clinton's last year of office, the euro and the dollar were nearly at par, and the Australian, Canadian, and Swiss currencies were each worth about 2/3 of a dollar. Now, after eight years of misrule by He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, the euro is worth nearly $1.60, and the Australian, Canadian and Swiss currencies are nearly at par with the dollar. (The Japanese economy had its own problems during this time period.)
| Currency | Jan. 2000 | Jan. 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Australian $ | US$0.66 | US$0.94 |
| Canadian $ | 0.69 | 0.99 |
| U.K. £ | 1.62 | 1.99 |
| Swiss franc | 0.64 | 0.97 |
| Euro € | 1.03 | 1.56 |
| Japanese ¥ | 0.0098 | 0.0096 |
| Singapore $ | 0.60 | 1.36 |
Cynics may suspect that this worthless post has been merely a pretext for its author to experiment with using HTML to construct tables. They might be on to something.
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