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Old 11-21-2007, 04:06 AM  
Eman - PG
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OPEC will not switch out of Dollars overnight for several reasons.

- Most of the OPEC are allies of the US esp the Saudis who control the world's largest oil reserves.
- OPEC countries hold a massive amount of USD. Switching out of the USD would cause a depreciation of the USD thus a depreciation of their own assets.
- US is the world's largest oil "customer".
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