Comments on: Surging U.S. Savings Rate Reduces Dependence on China http://moslereconomics.com/2009/06/29/surging-us-savings-rate-reduces-dependence-on-china/ St Croix, United States Virgin Islands Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: warren mosler http://moslereconomics.com/2009/06/29/surging-us-savings-rate-reduces-dependence-on-china/comment-page-1/#comment-8093 warren mosler Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:55:43 +0000 http://www.moslereconomics.com/?p=8375#comment-8093 http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/TableView.asp?SelectedTable=120&Freq=Qtr&FirstYear=2007&LastYear=2009 interesting page sent to me. but check levy.org as wynne godley did that series if i recall correctly http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/TableView.asp?SelectedTable=120&Freq=Qtr&FirstYear=2007&LastYear=2009

interesting page sent to me.

but check levy.org as wynne godley did that series if i recall correctly

]]> By: Matt http://moslereconomics.com/2009/06/29/surging-us-savings-rate-reduces-dependence-on-china/comment-page-1/#comment-8077 Matt Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:28:50 +0000 http://www.moslereconomics.com/?p=8375#comment-8077 Warren I would love to see a chart showing personal/household savings rate compared to the federal deficit over the past 50 years. Warren I would love to see a chart showing personal/household savings rate compared to the federal deficit over the past 50 years.

]]> By: Warren Mosler http://moslereconomics.com/2009/06/29/surging-us-savings-rate-reduces-dependence-on-china/comment-page-1/#comment-8008 Warren Mosler Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:19:31 +0000 http://www.moslereconomics.com/?p=8375#comment-8008 yes. and china buys very few if any longer term tsy secs. i doubt rates would move by more than a few basis points apart from an initial jump if they did it all at once. tsy rates are a function of anticipated fed rate settings plus or minus technicals which effect longer term secs a lot more than short term secs yes.

and china buys very few if any longer term tsy secs. i doubt rates would move by more than a few basis points apart from an initial jump if they did it all at once.

tsy rates are a function of anticipated fed rate settings plus or minus technicals which effect longer term secs a lot more than short term secs

]]> By: Curious http://moslereconomics.com/2009/06/29/surging-us-savings-rate-reduces-dependence-on-china/comment-page-1/#comment-7982 Curious Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:47:48 +0000 http://www.moslereconomics.com/?p=8375#comment-7982 "Dependence on Chinese investment remains at zero where it’s always been." Theoretically, what would happen, if the Chinese stopped investing? Perhaps the interest rates would go up. If so, perhaps the fed would then intervene. Extreme scenario - the fed would buy all the treasuries, so there would be no government debt (= no long term risk free rate). Am I looking at it right? If so, what would be the effects of that? “Dependence on Chinese investment remains at zero where it’s always been.”

Theoretically, what would happen, if the Chinese stopped investing?

Perhaps the interest rates would go up. If so, perhaps the fed would then intervene. Extreme scenario – the fed would buy all the treasuries, so there would be no government debt (= no long term risk free rate).

Am I looking at it right? If so, what would be the effects of that?

]]> By: Homer Hoyt http://moslereconomics.com/2009/06/29/surging-us-savings-rate-reduces-dependence-on-china/comment-page-1/#comment-7967 Homer Hoyt Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:26:23 +0000 http://www.moslereconomics.com/?p=8375#comment-7967 Why not deficit spend infinite levels of money forever? Keynes said to bury jars of money in the ground and then dig them back up, ad infinum. Why not do this? Instead of money though, lets bury jars of no limit debit cards. Instead of jars though, lets just mail them out to every person on the planet. I want to go to the store and purchase everything in the aisles, why restrain my spending? Why should some crony connected crook in washington get to decide my demand levels? Why not deficit spend infinite levels of money forever? Keynes said to bury jars of money in the ground and then dig them back up, ad infinum. Why not do this? Instead of money though, lets bury jars of no limit debit cards. Instead of jars though, lets just mail them out to every person on the planet. I want to go to the store and purchase everything in the aisles, why restrain my spending? Why should some crony connected crook in washington get to decide my demand levels?

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