Looks like the Fed was right in focusing in Core CPI afterall

Discussion in 'Economics' started by Daal, Nov 18, 2008.

  1. Plunge in energy, not food.
     
    #11     Nov 18, 2008
  2. Daal

    Daal

    CPI yoy is tanking. now just where are the props for bernanke for guessing correctly what would happen to food and energy prices?He predicted better than 90% of the people who went on bloomberg and cnbc
     
    #12     Nov 19, 2008
  3. The FED created a mess. How much more evidence do you need?

    You want to give the FED credit????

    Have you been sleeping under a rock for the past year?
     
    #13     Nov 19, 2008
  4. If I leave my patio door open and someone robs my house, did I create the mess or was I merely partly responsible for the mess?

    Banks, mortgage lenders and investment banks and dumbass US consumers were the ones who created this mess. The Greenspan FED simply gave them the opportunity.
     
    #14     Nov 19, 2008
  5. Right.

    Great analogy

    Wrong.

    Cause (FED) >

    Effect > Cause > Effect > Cause > Effect

    Where do you belong?
     
    #15     Nov 19, 2008
  6. clacy

    clacy

    That's BS. There is plenty of blame to go around, and this has been 20 years in the making. Easy credit (fed), living beyond one's means (american pulic), NINJA loans (mortage industry), Fanny & Fredie (government)
     
    #16     Nov 19, 2008
  7. You are right, just one point though: don't feed the bears.

    If the bank for international settlement had developped other tools instead of mass credit expansion you have to clean later...

    The people are too weak to be given so much.

    They deserve a chance, but not 3-4.

    Not until we can secure supplies in water, food, energy and minerals.
     
    #17     Nov 19, 2008
  8. piezoe

    piezoe

    Food is "plunging". Really!:D
     
    #18     Nov 19, 2008
  9. Cesko

    Cesko

    Plus politicians (Democrats mostly).
     
    #19     Nov 19, 2008
  10. Daal

    Daal

    the rogers agriculture ETF is down almost 50%
     
    #20     Nov 19, 2008