tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post7044148542170875674..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: How Is Bernanke Going to Ever Land His Helicopter?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-34157510914895880482013-02-22T09:06:31.036-05:002013-02-22T09:06:31.036-05:00You need to be careful with the dollar index. As a...You need to be careful with the dollar index. As an index you need to always bear in mind what the dollar is being indexed against. Here's what the dollar index is:<br /><br />Euro (EUR), 57.6% weight<br />Japanese yen (JPY) 13.6% weight<br />Pound sterling (GBP), 11.9% weight<br />Canadian dollar (CAD), 9.1% weight<br />Swedish krona (SEK), 4.2% weight and<br />Swiss franc (CHF) 3.6% weight<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86721401034940902932013-02-22T07:18:57.888-05:002013-02-22T07:18:57.888-05:00Drink beer.Drink beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-59734664628649822722013-02-21T20:35:30.924-05:002013-02-21T20:35:30.924-05:00"Regarding this article, the Fed can never la..."Regarding this article, the Fed can never land this helicopter. The only options remaining are 1: soaring interest rates to hold off a dollar collapse but implode the economy until the restructuring; or 2: keep interest rates as low as possible and set off an inflationary holocaust."<br /><br />The above comment makes sense to me but I'm still confused. Somebody mentioned the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-45152050175556400152013-02-21T19:20:51.136-05:002013-02-21T19:20:51.136-05:00Actually George, if you had any idea what you were...Actually George, if you had any idea what you were talking about (and subscribed to the EPJ Daily Alert) you would know that M2 has been growing by double digits for the last 3 months and M2 "growth" only started slowing a week ago.<br /><br />Regarding this article, the Fed can never land this helicopter. The only options remaining are 1: soaring interest rates to hold off a dollar Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4701945312899328422013-02-21T17:14:09.928-05:002013-02-21T17:14:09.928-05:00"Highest in six months" during a time of..."Highest in six months" during a time of historically low interest rates isn't all that significant.<br /><br />M2 growth has slowed in recent months actually.Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-48224975692997710762013-02-21T16:04:07.253-05:002013-02-21T16:04:07.253-05:00The dollar will crash, and then Bernanke's hel...The dollar will crash, and then Bernanke's helicopter.Texas Chrisnoreply@blogger.com