"Jobs stink, Dow surges. What's up?": CNN

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  1. fishskinfreak2008 profile image58
    fishskinfreak2008posted 13 years ago

    Web-site/URL: http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/08/markets … htm?hpt=T1

    The key phrase is still "jobs STINK", which is an UGLY comment. Another case of where Wall Street optimism is not matched by main street optimism.

    1. Ralph Deeds profile image65
      Ralph Deedsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      The market goes up on bad news for main street because the traders assume that the Fed's low interest policy will continue.

  2. Evan G Rogers profile image60
    Evan G Rogersposted 13 years ago

    it's easy.

    All the central banks are inflating the money supply in as best of unison as possible. If I'm not mistaken, the amount of money in our system has... what was it?... tripled? in the past 10 years (Hectupled in the past 20!). In a more sharp contrast, They doubled the money supply in under a year - we're still waiting for this massive money bomb to have its effects.

    Banks understand that this is horribly dangerous, and, because they have massive debts right now, they aren't loaning the money that they got from the Fed. But they'll start lending it out eventually! And what does that mean? It means that you'll have 3-6 times as much money to buy the things you like... which means prices are going to triple-hectuple!!

    What does it mean to have a 0% interest rate? It means that you are literally handing money away to people; it means that money HAS no value; it is the exact equivalent of handing a stranger money (that fell from the sky) and telling him that he never has to pay you back.

    http://s4.hubimg.com/u/3919259_f248.jpg

    Why is the dow surging? IT ISN'T!! You're seeing the DOLLAR value of things rise -- but all that this means is that money is worth less than it used to. 1 ounce of gold cost 300 bucks 10 years ago... now it's quadrupled to over 1300. 1 dollar used to buy you 120 yen (that was just 2 years ago), now it only buys you 81.

    1. Ralph Deeds profile image65
      Ralph Deedsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Money is not worth much less. The recent inflation rate has been the lowest since the 1940s. Many  economists think a higher inflation rate would be desirable,

    2. dutchman1951 profile image62
      dutchman1951posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      well said and done Evan, so very true

      Jon (Dutchman)

  3. luvpassion profile image63
    luvpassionposted 13 years ago

    I don't know much about politics and economics, but I like to read what you guys say you really seem to know all about this stuff. smile

    Teri

  4. huckabilly profile image61
    huckabillyposted 13 years ago

    Evan is right. The surge in stocks is related to a weakening dollar caused by quantitative easing. This is not necessarily a bad thing for America, since it is means we can export more and create more jobs. A weak dollar has the added benefit of creating inflation in China. Eventually they will have to float their currency.

 
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