tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post4763924027747414678..comments2024-02-17T12:34:01.400-08:00Comments on Illusion of Prosperity: Some Perspective on the "Rising" Interest Rate EnvironmentStagflationary Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-71006785057241202402013-09-14T20:48:07.685-07:002013-09-14T20:48:07.685-07:00dearieme,
Relaxing Swinging Pendulum
Oh, yeah. R...dearieme,<br /><br /><a href="http://youtu.be/lZTaX4u-Z_k" rel="nofollow">Relaxing Swinging Pendulum</a><br /><br />Oh, yeah. Relaxing. Not at all creepy, lol. Sigh.Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-34049983519036371182013-09-14T08:38:26.488-07:002013-09-14T08:38:26.488-07:00Now that interest have risen a little, it's pl...Now that interest have risen a little, it's plausible that they could move in either direction. Which changes things. <br /><br /> deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-29520823710082988832013-09-13T19:04:23.871-07:002013-09-13T19:04:23.871-07:00Might be a year. Might be the rest of my life. Oh ...<i>Might be a year. Might be the rest of my life. Oh please let it be the latter, lol. Sigh.</i><br /><br />Should the odds start to favor the former I intend to rig the game a bit by engaging in life-shortening risky behaviors such as sky diving, tornado chasing, and <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/17/us/shark-wrestler/index.html" rel="nofollow">shark wrestling</a>, lol. Sigh.<br /><br />More gallows humor.Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-14448975912026546112013-09-13T18:58:54.708-07:002013-09-13T18:58:54.708-07:00Luke Smith & Anonymous,
I thought it was &quo...Luke Smith & Anonymous,<br /><br />I thought it was "Recessions for Dummies" but I stand corrected.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dummies.com/store/product/R-For-Dummies.productCd-1119962846.html" rel="nofollow">R For Dummies</a><br /><br /><i>Visualize it learn to use R's powerful data visualization features to create beautiful and informative graphical presentations of your data</i><br /><br />Well, maybe I stand corrected. I'd like to think that recessions do make it easier to create beautiful and informative graphical presentations of my data. Perhaps I'm biased, but what's more beautiful than a failed exponential trend? Hahaha! *cough* Sigh.<br /><br />Gallows humor.Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-55803664290174471292013-09-13T18:52:20.037-07:002013-09-13T18:52:20.037-07:00TJandTheBear,
I still say you can't argue tha...TJandTheBear,<br /><br /><i>I still say you can't argue that economic strength is the sole factor governing interest rates.</i><br /><br />I would agree with that. There are *at least* two.<br /><br />1. Real economic strength<br />2. The illusion of economic strength<br /><br />Both seem to get interest rates to rise. You can probably guess which one I think is doing it right now. The list doesn't end there of course.<br /><br />3. Currency crisis (reaching the ultimate limit that generally comes without warning)<br /><br />I don't think we'll have #3 in the foreseeable future. Just an opinion. I'm not going to argue what the foreseeable future is. Might be a year. Might be the rest of my life. Oh please let it be the latter, lol. Sigh.Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-6469362916748047972013-09-13T18:45:54.934-07:002013-09-13T18:45:54.934-07:00Oh you mean the "Retiring Wealthy for Dummies...Oh you mean the "Retiring Wealthy for Dummies" Book? Good choice putting it back because even dummies know you can't retire rich anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-29691490604329281552013-09-13T17:51:01.912-07:002013-09-13T17:51:01.912-07:00So I was at Barnes & Noble the other day looki...So I was at Barnes & Noble the other day looking at books (I know, who does that anymore?). I happened to notice one of those 'For Dummies' (i.e. 'For Luke Smith') books on the subject of R. <br /><br />I soon realized it had nothing to do with films unsuitable for adolescents or pirates, but instead covered graph trends. So, I quickly sat it back on the shelf, stepped away in a not so nonchalant manner and left.Luke The Debtorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527422933669490001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-69054225783294667802013-09-13T17:36:49.989-07:002013-09-13T17:36:49.989-07:00Easily happen? Watch it happen.
p.s.: I still s...Easily happen? Watch it happen.<br /><br />p.s.: I still say you can't argue that economic strength is the sole factor governing interest rates.TJandTheBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735388072841457108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-35897525779921127812013-09-13T17:00:14.773-07:002013-09-13T17:00:14.773-07:00Heaven help us all if we enter the next recession ...Heaven help us all if we enter the next recession while we're still in ZIRP, and yes, I think it could easily happen.Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.com