tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post8624079663232012053..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Reading the Treasury tea leavesScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-5222272100089730592012-04-17T03:55:06.773-07:002012-04-17T03:55:06.773-07:00I would have thought today's treasury yields a...I would have thought today's treasury yields are dominated by the Federal Reserves actions rather than by fear or optimism.Lll Lenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963920952450426628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-68580422505126204012012-04-13T14:59:33.284-07:002012-04-13T14:59:33.284-07:00Nice charts. I suppose one can pick a year in the ...Nice charts. I suppose one can pick a year in the past to make a point.<br /><br />In the last fours years, we are tracking inflation, as measured by the CPI, at under 2 percent. Many right-wingers say the CPI overstates inflation, as does Don Boudreaux of George Mason University. <br /><br />The CPI index for Feb 2012 is 229.4 and four years earlier was 213.5. That is less than two percent Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-10267569979830250612012-04-13T14:55:11.968-07:002012-04-13T14:55:11.968-07:00IMF out with an article talking about reduction is...IMF out with an article talking about reduction is "safe" assets. This in turn can/will drive up the price of the remaining safe assets until it forces people out onto the risk spectrum.<br /><br />There are a lot of unintentional consequences mucking around in the Global economy courteous of central banks.Public Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017383928897945054noreply@blogger.com