tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post7157964982468465461..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: When $100 gets you a sandwich and a CokeScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-67043556320360639232015-03-27T08:41:48.182-07:002015-03-27T08:41:48.182-07:00Re: 5-yr TIPS data. I use Bloomberg for most of my...Re: 5-yr TIPS data. I use Bloomberg for most of my interest rate data, including real TIPS yields. I doubt there is much of a difference between Bloomberg and Fed data. Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-18591985028580428942015-03-27T06:55:04.653-07:002015-03-27T06:55:04.653-07:00There is a huge amount of US cash in Argentina. I ...There is a huge amount of US cash in Argentina. I know people who have $50-100K in US cash stashed in various places. In fact, most people I know in Argentina have $5K or more in US cash as an emergency reserve.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-74779981525757432042015-03-27T01:34:27.714-07:002015-03-27T01:34:27.714-07:00currency in circulation is a fascinating topic.
...currency in circulation is a fascinating topic. <br /><br />Evidently there is more than $4k cash circulation for every US resident. <br /><br />There is more than $7500 in circulation (yen equivant) for every Japanese resident. Japan has had twenty years of deflation.<br />Some people say the US cash is overseas doing drug deals. But at least one scholar says 75 percent of US cash circulates Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-7585669007517744072015-03-26T18:15:20.210-07:002015-03-26T18:15:20.210-07:00Scott, are you using FRED data series DFII5 5-yea...Scott, are you using FRED data series DFII5 5-year Treasury Inflation Indexed Security, Constant Maturity for your real yield 5 year TIPs charts?<br /><br />Thank you.xr-3609https://www.blogger.com/profile/08361430517471885323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-68464677095479907752015-03-26T01:35:01.454-07:002015-03-26T01:35:01.454-07:00Pity for la Argentina, one of the richest countrie...Pity for la Argentina, one of the richest countries in the world at the beginnings of the 20th century. A timely example of the importance of sound macro and institutional policies.Vespasianushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430697851208423321noreply@blogger.com