why is the dollar rallying?

[blahblahblah]

So I’m interpreting this to mean that it’s more like the business cycle at play [1] than a nutjob conspiracy theory [2].

Call it a “nutjob conspiracy theory” if you wish, but go back a year ago when oil prices started rising and just look at all of the explanations we were given in the MSM. Peak oil, increased demand from China and India, blah blah blah. Of course as soon as the bubble deflates, we find out the real reason — insiders with huge amounts of money moving the market for their own gain.

Of course only nutjobs believe things like this, we live in a land where markets are perfect and no one cheats. No if you’ll excuse me I’ve got to go finish papering my walls with Enron stock certificates.

[barnaby33]

stockstradr, the fundamental problem with this debate is that we disagree on what inflation is. Rising prices are not inflation to me.

Increases in the money supply are inflation to me, credit and money, not just hard cash. If we can agree on that definition of inflation, lets keep talking about this as I’m always interested in hearing why deflation isn’t the way forward.

Josh

[barnaby33]

stockstradr, the fundamental problem with this debate is that we disagree on what inflation is. Rising prices are not inflation to me.

Increases in the money supply are inflation to me, credit and money, not just hard cash. If we can agree on that definition of inflation, lets keep talking about this as I’m always interested in hearing why deflation isn’t the way forward.

Josh

[barnaby33]

stockstradr, the fundamental problem with this debate is that we disagree on what inflation is. Rising prices are not inflation to me.

Increases in the money supply are inflation to me, credit and money, not just hard cash. If we can agree on that definition of inflation, lets keep talking about this as I’m always interested in hearing why deflation isn’t the way forward.

Josh

[barnaby33]

stockstradr, the fundamental problem with this debate is that we disagree on what inflation is. Rising prices are not inflation to me.

Increases in the money supply are inflation to me, credit and money, not just hard cash. If we can agree on that definition of inflation, lets keep talking about this as I’m always interested in hearing why deflation isn’t the way forward.

Josh

[barnaby33]

stockstradr, the fundamental problem with this debate is that we disagree on what inflation is. Rising prices are not inflation to me.

Increases in the money supply are inflation to me, credit and money, not just hard cash. If we can agree on that definition of inflation, lets keep talking about this as I’m always interested in hearing why deflation isn’t the way forward.

Josh

[peterb]

Barnaby33, I think you’ve hit on the real matter and the basic definition of the Austrian Schools’ definition of inflation/deflation.

If wages cant rise, unemployment is rising and credit is constricting, I dont see how this is not deflating money availability.

I think that prices are really supply and demand forces at work. And if demand destruction out paces supply reduction, we should see prices decreasing. That’s all. At any rate, it looks to be the trend we are in right now.

[peterb]

Barnaby33, I think you’ve hit on the real matter and the basic definition of the Austrian Schools’ definition of inflation/deflation.

If wages cant rise, unemployment is rising and credit is constricting, I dont see how this is not deflating money availability.

I think that prices are really supply and demand forces at work. And if demand destruction out paces supply reduction, we should see prices decreasing. That’s all. At any rate, it looks to be the trend we are in right now.

[peterb]

Barnaby33, I think you’ve hit on the real matter and the basic definition of the Austrian Schools’ definition of inflation/deflation.

If wages cant rise, unemployment is rising and credit is constricting, I dont see how this is not deflating money availability.

I think that prices are really supply and demand forces at work. And if demand destruction out paces supply reduction, we should see prices decreasing. That’s all. At any rate, it looks to be the trend we are in right now.

[peterb]

Barnaby33, I think you’ve hit on the real matter and the basic definition of the Austrian Schools’ definition of inflation/deflation.

If wages cant rise, unemployment is rising and credit is constricting, I dont see how this is not deflating money availability.

I think that prices are really supply and demand forces at work. And if demand destruction out paces supply reduction, we should see prices decreasing. That’s all. At any rate, it looks to be the trend we are in right now.

[peterb]

Barnaby33, I think you’ve hit on the real matter and the basic definition of the Austrian Schools’ definition of inflation/deflation.

If wages cant rise, unemployment is rising and credit is constricting, I dont see how this is not deflating money availability.

I think that prices are really supply and demand forces at work. And if demand destruction out paces supply reduction, we should see prices decreasing. That’s all. At any rate, it looks to be the trend we are in right now.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

insiders with huge amounts of money moving the market for their own gain

True, but huge money insiders often lose at their own game. Huge money can move markets in the short run, but eventually economic forces come home to roost.

This happened for many insiders in the spot energy market a few years back (e.g. collapse of Enron), it happened with many inside players in the mortgage market and recently even happened to large hedge fund in the commodities market (Ospraie Management).

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

insiders with huge amounts of money moving the market for their own gain

True, but huge money insiders often lose at their own game. Huge money can move markets in the short run, but eventually economic forces come home to roost.

This happened for many insiders in the spot energy market a few years back (e.g. collapse of Enron), it happened with many inside players in the mortgage market and recently even happened to large hedge fund in the commodities market (Ospraie Management).

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

insiders with huge amounts of money moving the market for their own gain

True, but huge money insiders often lose at their own game. Huge money can move markets in the short run, but eventually economic forces come home to roost.

This happened for many insiders in the spot energy market a few years back (e.g. collapse of Enron), it happened with many inside players in the mortgage market and recently even happened to large hedge fund in the commodities market (Ospraie Management).

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

insiders with huge amounts of money moving the market for their own gain

True, but huge money insiders often lose at their own game. Huge money can move markets in the short run, but eventually economic forces come home to roost.

This happened for many insiders in the spot energy market a few years back (e.g. collapse of Enron), it happened with many inside players in the mortgage market and recently even happened to large hedge fund in the commodities market (Ospraie Management).

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