tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post8547174760745141025..comments2024-03-27T18:15:59.096+08:00Comments on Economics Malaysia: Round 2 Subsidy Rationalisationhishamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-86285793465709391712010-12-13T11:03:19.255+08:002010-12-13T11:03:19.255+08:00@anon 8.50
I wish people would actually look at t...@anon 8.50<br /><br />I wish people would actually look at the data, rather than just the theory.<br /><br />But with respect to the quantity theory ("too much money chasing similar quantity of goods"), it depends on a couple of assumptions that don't hold under the current circumstances - that money is exogenous, and that velocity is stable over time. Money is actually endogenous, hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-29513469962937825892010-12-12T08:50:54.441+08:002010-12-12T08:50:54.441+08:00Dollar strengthening concurrent with commodities p...Dollar strengthening concurrent with commodities price? The reason/s?<br /><br />At the same time of QE2 announced, Irish just got bailed out. Sentiment throughout Europe was very gloomy. (QE2 amounted 600 billion, an additional 300 billion goes to Europe for this bailout by Fed) <br /><br />At about the same time too, North Korean fired missiles to its southern brother. <br /><br />These caused Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-53075441890463266732010-12-08T14:17:23.836+08:002010-12-08T14:17:23.836+08:00Funny thing: since QE2 was announced and implement...Funny thing: since QE2 was announced and implemented, the USD has begun strengthening, concurrent with increases in commodity prices...so something else is going on.hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-30957690954954496712010-12-07T07:18:10.401+08:002010-12-07T07:18:10.401+08:00there's nothing so called reduced petrol nor s...there's nothing so called reduced petrol nor sugar subsidies to help government to better use the money. <br /><br />the real reason is simply the increase of the price from world market. <br /><br />thus, the portion increased of sugar & petrol price is just used enough to cover the difference. Government still pay the same subsidies. why they're lying? only they know. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com