Forum: Politics
12-01-2007, 09:08 PM
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Re: The differences between 1929 and Today
Hmm
One thing I need to understand that I dont is how the above post answers my question in any way.
The question is quite clear.
How negative must be the contextual reason given for a...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 08:51 PM
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Forum: Politics
12-01-2007, 08:31 PM
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
12-01-2007, 08:00 PM
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Forum: Politics
12-01-2007, 07:55 PM
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Forum: Politics
12-01-2007, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 6,815
Re: The differences between 1929 and Today
DcifrThs
Consider this exercise.
The Fed never announces a cut in a vacuum. It is normally in the context of some negative news for the economy.
Now given all the reasons you have given for...
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Forum: Politics
12-01-2007, 12:47 PM
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Views: 10,451
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
12-01-2007, 11:15 AM
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Re: Back to the well once more...long dollar
One thing to consider in the context of the Euro is that the member states are all entering very different stages in the business cycle, have rapidly diverging domestic economic conditions especially...
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Forum: Politics
12-01-2007, 08:18 AM
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Forum: Politics
12-01-2007, 08:02 AM
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Forum: Politics
12-01-2007, 08:00 AM
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 07:24 AM
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Forum: Politics
12-01-2007, 07:17 AM
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Forum: Politics
11-30-2007, 10:09 PM
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Forum: Politics
11-30-2007, 08:06 PM
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Forum: Politics
11-30-2007, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 6,815
Re: The differences between 1929 and Today
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When the fed claims that there is a danger to growth going forward thus it will cut interest rates, the markets respond to such a statement by showing large gains. Thus we can...
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Forum: Politics
11-30-2007, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 6,815
Re: The differences between 1929 and Today
DcifrTHs.
This week the White House downgraded its growth forecast from 3.1% to 2.7% and data showed the housing slump to be the worst since WW2. The BoE went on the record and stated that the...
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Forum: Politics
11-30-2007, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 6,815
Re: The differences between 1929 and Today
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Things are much more complex and robust then you are willing to admit, because of your political agenda.
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I dont have any agenda, Im not American and I am not an...
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Forum: Politics
11-30-2007, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 65
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Re: The differences between 1929 and Today
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Is it me or did you say in one post that there was contraction of the money supply underway due to the credit crunch and then refute your own arguement by stating it wasn't the case and...
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Forum: Politics
11-29-2007, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 6,773
Re: thank you (n/m)
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That type of posting makes my eyes bleed as well, but we're switching software on Sunday so we'll see if he continues to do it and if its still annoying. I never really wanted to moderate...
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Forum: Politics
11-29-2007, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 6,815
Re: The differences between 1929 and Today
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Perhaps you should think in real terms nominal terms. Sure the market went up on the 50bp, but the dollars it was price in lost a huge amount of value. Nominal, not real, gain.
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Forum: Sporting Events
11-29-2007, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 340
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Forum: Politics
11-29-2007, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 65
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Re: The differences between 1929 and Today
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Its an easy trap to fall into, but overall markets are not driven by currencies, they are driven by production of goods and services.
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This may have been true once, but...
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Forum: Politics
11-29-2007, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 6,815
Re: The differences between 1929 and Today
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First and foremost - Many on this board believe in the assertion that the Great Depression was caused by a contraction of the money supply. Regardless of the validity of this assertion,...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-28-2007, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 52
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Re: Anyone Else At The Panic Point On The Dollar?
I guess my last post was slightly OT, but I think it helped us to see the interrelation of crises that are effecting the global financial system at the moment.
Anyway, a bit of browsing from that...
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