tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post3134881375937855509..comments2024-02-18T21:10:05.205-08:00Comments on EconomPic: Fun with GoldJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946497592651234440noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post-28113222102866958572009-01-10T16:18:00.000-08:002009-01-10T16:18:00.000-08:00the yen has been surprisingly stable (relatively s...the yen has been surprisingly stable (relatively speaking) vs. the dollar over the past 20 years fluctuating from ~85 per dollar to ~140 per dollar. in fact, it was at levels similar to those seen now, back in the mid 1990s.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946497592651234440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post-11060702803888550262009-01-10T11:29:00.000-08:002009-01-10T11:29:00.000-08:00Authers of the FT recently said that the world is ...Authers of the FT recently said that the world is in effect on a Yen (not gold) standard.<BR/><BR/>The same graphs in dollars vs. Yen would be even more amusing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post-38218929679208090602009-01-08T09:24:00.000-08:002009-01-08T09:24:00.000-08:00that i can / will dothat i can / will doJakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946497592651234440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post-2945359003460086912009-01-08T09:06:00.000-08:002009-01-08T09:06:00.000-08:00I would like to see the same graph but in terms of...I would like to see the same graph but in terms of inflation-adjusted dollars only.Van Mardianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498826419446205607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post-46641150142721796872009-01-08T04:37:00.000-08:002009-01-08T04:37:00.000-08:00These ARE NOT charts of cumulative or relative ret...These ARE NOT charts of cumulative or relative return. They simply show how many ounces of gold were required to buy the S&P 500 or a home at each point in time. The post doesn't say the word 'return' once and for any snap shot of cost at any point in time, rental earnings, dividends, or opportunity cost are irrelevant.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946497592651234440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post-8566726328701770852009-01-08T01:15:00.000-08:002009-01-08T01:15:00.000-08:00This is stupid analysis.Either you have left out r...This is stupid analysis.<BR/><BR/>Either you have left out rental earnings(or imputed thereof for owner occupied) and dividends or<BR/><BR/>You have left out the opportunity cost of holding gold ( ie the interest rate)<BR/><BR/> Typical gold bug crap.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331713131772005843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post-9240159897758304002009-01-07T11:33:00.000-08:002009-01-07T11:33:00.000-08:00this isn't a comparison of gold to the dollar. it ...this isn't a comparison of gold to the dollar. it is the value of gold and the value of the dollar to housing and equities.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946497592651234440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post-21120079143413111952009-01-07T09:50:00.000-08:002009-01-07T09:50:00.000-08:00You shouldn't leave the previous gold run of the 8...You shouldn't leave the previous gold run of the 80s as it will show that gold has 25 year cycles and any comparison to the dollar is meaningless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com