Decoupling

[Kidlicious]

I just want to post this fact. In 01' both the BoC and the fed reduced their key interest rates. In 07' only the fed reduced theirs.

[Victor Galis]

Originally posted by Oerdin
KH, no exports have not declined. Exports as a share of GDP have declined which means exports could be growing but their share of the economy is shrinking (other things are growing faster probably services).

Actually the graph only shows exports to the US. It's quite possible that exports haven't changed much but that exporters have found other buyers/export markets. Given the increased price of commodities during the period and the increased demand from China and a few other places, I suspect there's a lot of that going on.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Colonâ„¢


It's hard to look into it properly since I have to pay to check historical data at statcan. However, as far as I can tell Canada's growth in fact is decelerating along with US' (Canada's GDP also contracted in August).

I think you're just a little too hung up on exact matches.

(Y-Y GDP growth in Canada)

Uh....I salready said that there was a mesa, Colon. Pay attention. The question is why the correlation coefficient got far smaller. Which it did, as is easily visible. Stop embarrassing yourself.

[KrazyHorse]

Colon, this is seriously the most obtuse I've ever seen you be.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Kidicious
I just want to post this fact. In 01' both the BoC and the fed reduced their key interest rates. In 07' only the fed reduced theirs.

And nobody cares.

[Kidlicious]

Facts are such bothersome things aren't they?

[KrazyHorse]

Not really, because you haven't presented any form of rational theory to put them in (especially not one to contradict anything I've said).

Idiot.

[Victor Galis]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Not really, because you haven't presented any form of rational theory to put them in (especially not one to contradict anything I've said).

Idiot.

I ran into that as a debater a lot. One of the more experienced guys told me it was a rather common mistake, generally defeatable by asking, "So what?" and moving on.

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Not really, because you haven't presented any form of rational theory to put them in (especially not one to contradict anything I've said).

Idiot.

It's pretty obvious isn't it. If the economies are coupled the central banks will tend to change interest rates in the same way. I mean if you tell me what reason you have why you don't believe that I can say something, otherwise I don't know what your problem is.

[KrazyHorse]

Yeah, but in 2003 30% of Argentinian poultry exports consisted of chicken paws. I think you must now concede the point.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Kidicious


It's pretty obvious isn't it. If the economies are coupled the central banks will tend to change interest rates in the same way. I mean if you tell me what reason you have why you don't believe that I can say something, otherwise I don't know what your problem is.

This doesn't even make syntactic sense. Never mind semiotic or rational.

[Kidlicious]

Dude, that **** passes over at CG, but it won't here.

[Kidlicious]

If country A is coupled to country B and B's economy contracts then A's central bank will lower interest rates just like B's central bank will. etc...

This is how it worked in Canada until after 2001.

Now if you seriously don't understand the significance of that, then there's just no trying to get through to you.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Kidicious
If country A is coupled to country B and B's economy contracts then A's central bank will lower interest rates just like B's central bank will. etc...

This is how it worked in Canada until after 2001.

The question is why the correlation coefficient got far smaller. Which it did, as is easily visible. Stop embarrassing yourself.

[KrazyHorse]

OHMYGOSH BoC dropped rates at around the same time as Fed in '01 that means that economies were still as coupled as in '91!!!!!! But then they didn't in '07. Which means they were totally uncoupled!!!! But then they did in '08. Which means they're totally coupled again!!!!

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