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Presenting The NIRP Club
If Krugman is to be believed, the state of global sovereign nation balance sheets must be excellent as there are now 12 major nations with 2Y interest rates below 1.00% with 4 of those nations having joined the Negative-Interest-Rate-Policy (NIRP) club.
Canada, Sweden, USA, UK, Japan, France, Austria, and Finland are all currently below 1.00%
Holland, Germany, Denmark, and Switzerland are all currently negative.
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Purple nirple...ouch
Interest rates are relative, man. It's always a question of where capital can sit relative to other places.
Truth is, Krugman has been absolutely right.
The truth is playing out in Japan's economy daily for the last twenty years.
"If Krugman is to be believed..." Popped a nut on that one!
Belgium just went negative also... -0,016%
EVERYBODY OVER HERE THINKS IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE THATE GOOD!!!
yesterday our debt crossed the 100% mark and nobody seemed to have noticed that one...
I think it's time to head off to the bunkers because we're going to have the first deflation neutron bomb and in 4 months the inflation hydrogen bomb.
Other places like Serta warehouses?
I think of you often Cliff.
Watching silver plunge by almost 50%, I'm reminded of your endearing, unwavering fanaticism and your repeated claims that you buy X amount of physical silver from EVERY paycheck, price not an issue. I can't even fathom how much wealth you've lost in the past 15 months, but I certainly admire your ability to keep chugging away in the face of HUGE losses.
My warmest regards.....
Paper profits are meaningless until you sell. So are losses on paper.
That mentality didn't work so well for Lehman's MBS book, did it?
Nor is it working for JPM's CDS inventory, per numerous ZH articles.
Nor did it work well for MF equity holders.
Essentially, that mentality is bullshit, but rather comforting compared to facing reality, I suppose.
Pure delusion.
Max Fischer, Apparatchik.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apparatchik
Good point Max I am selling all my metals and buying GM, FB and JPM. I can't loose because our brilliant Apparatchiks trained at our best Ivy League schools will lead us out of this soft patch. By the way maybe you would know, when is my check coming?
MFGlobal (or was it PFG?) sent it via pony express...
Still don't know the difference between paper and physical. And how has that worked out ove the last 5, 10, 15, or 20+ years moron? - FAIL.
Thank you for writing the word "fail" after your post. Saved me effort.
Answer the question then moron. Wake me when gold falls below $300 and silver below $8, that is where my dollar cost average. The fact that you ignore the rise in PM prices over 5, 10, 15, 20+ years tells me all I need to know. You stink of fear.
I still am. If I could get silver close to spot, I would be within $10 of being able to buy at my cost average. But I can't.
Wonder why that is?
Funny that you think of me so often. I never think of you. I do ocasionally think about how at the start of 2011 silver was right around the current paper level, though.
Holy cow.
Still got 95% of you investments in silver?
Amazing. Simply amazing.
You're a poster child for being too emotionally caught up in your investments. You should be looking for return on capital; instead you got married to a depreciating asset. lol
Did you promise, as God is your witness, to keep investing in silver in sickness or in health? For rich, or poor?
Does your wife know about your other marriage?
Keep toiling Sisyphus.
Max Fischer's Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AcJCzb_beQ
Bro, That's so fucking dumb I can't believe you'd waste your time making it.
Go sit on your TeeVee and watch the couch - It'll be a better way to spend your day.
I don't even own a T.V.
Your post lacks any intellectual content troll, answer the question instead of throwing insults. How have PMs been over the long term again?
I should know better than to feed the fucking trolls.
I posted long term data two days ago.
Equities win.
Sounds like you are the emotional one here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXw6znXPfy4
Max...the REAL truth is...you're absolutely wrong
truth is, the Fed manipulates interest rates with the help of its captive banks.
who cares what things cost and if capital is used efficiently as long as I can by a quarter pounder with cheese at Micky D's on my SNAP card
+55
And depressing rates is the equivalent to cutting the nerves in your arm and expecting it to still work properly.
So Krugman is in favor of pushing capital towards productive things like being hidden in mattresses, safes and being buried in back yards?
At least until they can stage a fake alien invasion to get the world out of it's current, completely inexplicable and unforeseeable mess, to show the world the amazing power of central bankers with a Keynesian at the helm.
and how many of them are insolvent? - "Winning"
What about the BIRP club? Bullshit Interest Rate Policy.
it's their banks which are scrambling for assets and why buy the bonds at whatever price to lower the 47 to 1 hedge on their loans to make them look "solvent".
at whatever the cost...
on paper they look like they are worth a lot more than they actually are because the debt will never actually be repaid.
but on the other hand, they're kicking the can down the road for 4 more years if they can hang to it for another 6 to 12 months.
It's time to start looking for an alternative monetary regime when you lose money in nominal terms when lending to insolvent governments.
"Gold has gone up almost six and a half fold since the beginning of this century....gold has gone up a staggering 50 fold vs the dollar since the early 1970s."
http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2012/7/17_Th...
Time for a bubble bath!
"Time for bath salts!"
There, fixed it for ya!
On the other hand, as a Swedish tax payer I am somewhat thankful that my taxes aren´t overly burdened by interest payments.
It's amazing how many disciples I run into of the High Priest of Keynesian Theory. and every single one of them gets backed into a corner and stutters their way through their argument. But none of them, even when faced with facts they cannot dispute, ever rescinds their belief structure. If ever I wanted to slug someone in the face, it's that guy.
You have to remember one thing about the Keynesians. They are statists, and deep down they all know they are full of shit and what they advocate is wrong. That's why they always focus on avoiding the real issues, coming up with completely unfounded positions and proposals that basically require that you explain to world to them from day one in order to refute them. Don't bother anyway because you will be back to square one with them after five minutes. These scamers are pandering to the gullible and know that they are talking unworkable crap. You cannot treat them as well meaning under any circumstances. You see they are turning the table on you in a subtle manner. You are trying to argue based on the merit of arguments. They on the other hand know that they have no arguments and are refining the art of soundbite. Unless you and everybody else realizes that, they will keep getting their way, like they have done so far to a large extent.
Religious faith against evidence went from the church then to Marx then central planning of rigged markets. Krugman is a moderate advocate of the present commadish elite control economy.
We are the outsiders.
Austria's 2YR yield was negative for a few minutes this morning but has turned positive again.
A pulse rate of 40 means you are super fit but a pulse rate of zero means you are dead.
This is the EASIEST of traps to fall into as a "normal human" and Paul Krugman is no exception. In the world of "buy low sell high" however the DISCIPLINE tells you "i must contain my emotions because they yield the incorrect result everytime"...namely "follow the crowd into the height of the frenzy" and then "follow them into the depression and sell right at the market low." And so it is with "at or near zero interest rates." There is a certain euphoria (going on in Germany i might add) that ignores the terrifying fact that "with money this cheap you are in fact at a HIGH not a low" thus the lack of what is called "risk taking" is in fact precisely wrong. The problem is that risk taking is OFF THE CHARTS in the private sector...it's just being hidden by the public sector which is "taking all the losses." Unless and until the media starts pointing out "the bubble bursting in the public sector" on account of all this...is it trading? corruption?...then simply put "policy makers like Paul Krugman are simply on the absolute wrong track." Of course anyone who trades equities for a living would notice this immediately...and "act accordingly."
Buy low, sell while high....
negative is positive.... right?
Our Defining Moment
http://shutupnsing.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/precious-time/
Nominal will be a word we will all learn in the future....Nominal vs real
What happens to Krugman when the Dollar collapses? Does he at least lose his job?
Austrians have been predicting the collapse of the dollar, and hyperinflation, "within 12 months" for years, now.
Instead, the USD is at 0.83+, and IBM just sold 3yr corporates at 0.75%. Does the fact that Austrian theory is totally useless BOTHER you at all?
Interest rates are a meaningless indicator when the Fed is openly suppressing interest rates.
All fiats are dying, any suprise that the dollar is the "cleanest dirty shirt?" Now how is that going to work again when the dollar is no longer used by the majority of other countries in the world? The BRICs are already doing their own thing. Better join the military Pulpcutter and defend the dollar, especially since fewer people are willing to do so anymore.
Good lad! I suggest you sell all your assets and pile into USDs and stay in USDs (or 30 year treasuries - even better) since we will be in a low interest rate "deflationary" environment for a long time to come. Makes perfect sense no?
Straw man argument. I didn't say inflation would stay low; I said govt can stimulate without harm until inflation (aka, demand) rears it's ugly head.
Austrian theory can tell you the effects of monetary policy, but does not predict timelines.
You're using the individual predictions of some economists to try and smear the entire group, and if you're a Keynesian, is that a road you really want to go down? If so, a 5 minute YouTube clip of Bernanke yapping pre-crisis will have you begging for mercy from the Austrians.
Absolutely. Bring it. Name one situation in which Keynes has failed. Or one in which Austrian economics has correctly predicted the rate of inflation at even vaguely close to the correct timeline.
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As the Austrians define it, they would say that the rate of inflation is precisely the rate of the expansion of the monetary supply (they mean the same thing, in other words). If you instead were talking about predictions related to the price of goods increasing, then clearly you dont understand Austrian economics, because there is nothing in the theory that can predict such a thing to that level (human action being an individual choice).
If you mean that individuals who consider themselves Austrians have made incorrect predictions about the future price of goods in the past, then I agree. But that's not the same thing as saying Austrian economics is incorrect. Otherwise, "I heard a Keynesian economist make a prediction about who would win the Superbowl, and he was wrong, therefore Keynesian economics is wrong" could be used as a valid argument. Obviously, it can't.
Keynesians are even worse at predicting outcomes. Far worse. And yeah the US dollar is headed for disaster. The writings on the wall. Nobody can predict with exact timing. Don't be foolish. YOu sound like those fools who said the housing bubble would continue forever. In fact an austrian predicted the housing bubble, along with Gerald Celente, and a progressive. It was pretty easy to see. Who predicted the dot com bubble, and bust, I know one austrian did. It's called economics. Try learning it.
What's your newest prediction on the dollar's demise (seeing's how all your previous ones have proved wrong)?
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Now say you were CHINA.....what would you do??????
Buy commodites and PM's and let the Yuan float.
They are already doing that, now if they could just stop printing like everyone else, then they might actually have something. Instead China is talking about more stimulus. Morons, they were so close to getting it right.
One word....
SUSTAINABLE!!!
(sarcasm in case you missed it)
America is paying down private debt at the fastest rate since the 1950s.
http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-06-08/commentary/32103077_1_debt-pr...
America's total debt (public + private)/GDP ratio has been dropping since 2010.
No kidding, I would too, especially if I was a private company that just got a bailout from the taxpayer.
Socialization of private losses. Now what is the public debt again?
Better sign yourself and your children up for the military and be your own police force, because you won't have one once the government is shut down moron. Fucking bring it.
America is defaulting on private debt at the fastest rate since the 1950s.
There, fixed it for ya.
Absolutely, and frankly the more foolish investors that take a bath on risky wagers the better; way too often I (the taxpayer) have to bail them out instead. I have NO problem with people who are over their head declaring bankruptcy. 'Due diligence' has been replaced by 'let Uncle Sam back it', to all of our disadvantage.
If I could get some free Bennie bux from the Fed like the big banks do, I would pay off my debt as fast as possible too.
The national debt is heading for orbit, dude.
"The national debt is heading for orbit, dude."
How does your statement correlate with the objective facts; that America's total debt/GDP ratio has been dropping since 2010?
This is exactly the same path taken by virtually every recession/debt bubble recovery in modern history, including the WWII recovery where public debt/GDP hit 121%.
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi/research/financial_markets/uneven_p...
Debt/GDP ratio is dropping...hmmm...unfortunately for yer argument, Debt & GDP are BOTH variable -- check yer premises.
So, isn't this the investment opportunity of the millenium? Borrow US dollars or other Fiat currency at negative rates. Invest in productive assets linked to third world growth (PM's, agriculture, and possibly energy). Wait while your investment appreciates and the currency you borrowed in depreciates. Sell investment at a profit, obtain ridiculous amount of ponzi fiat in return. And pay off your "debts" which have by this time are meaningless due to the negative borrowing rate and the depreciation of the currency of borrowing.
I didn't know Japan was such a good example...
I can't wait for "DIRP" and then "HIRP" policies.
NIRP is scandlous for senior citizens and other fixed income individuals.
http://confoundedinterest.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/negative-yields-in-eu...
No doubt - and let's be honest, NIRP is disadvantageous to all people with assets and savings, which I assume is the vast bulk of ZH logins. So, we have a natural tendency to see the advantage of policies which preserve or grow the value of those assets. As in deflation. I'd love to see it, financially. And I think it is the most 'just' solution - how can we not reward the responsible, but instead reward the irresponsible? Where's that lead us?
But, we have to look at another dimension of the situation. Deflation and lack of jobs carry a heavy penalty for society in general. We have a whole generation of recent college grads who can't find work - and if they start their own company, can't find enough customers. These are trained, energetic young people who need to learn how to put their training to productive use. Youth unemployment in Spain is > 50%. One can make the case that all that's missing is liquidity - that is we put a little more money into the economy, spending and demand would pick up, and we'd be back at full employment. And there are numerous cases of exactly that strategy working; the most famous is America after 1938, but basically most world recessions since then have followed the same course. Public stimulus provides demand while the private debt bubble is worked down, and then the subsequent increased GDP makes paying off the public debt easier. We've paid that debt down (as measured by debt/GDP dropping) every time; anyone who claims otherwise needs to provide the exception; when did it happen? As Henry Ford put it 90 years ago, we have plenty of people who want to work, plenty of people who need to buy things...but the bankers in the middle, with their greedy fingers, get in the way.
[quote] One can make the case that all that's missing is liquidity - that is we put a little more money into the economy, spending and demand would pick up, and we'd be back at full employment. [/quote]
Pretty-printed paper != MONEY
So, what do we do when BOTH public and private debt is too high?
Study the following topic in logic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnaugh_maps
Not if they don't understand what it means. They don't.