http://polizeros.com/2008/03/24/shadow-banking-system/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:18:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://polizeros.com/2008/03/24/shadow-banking-system/comment-page-1/#comment-150165 Bob Morris Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:54:10 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2008/03/24/shadow-banking-system/#comment-150165 I'm not sure about those. However the Core Inflation number does have oil and food excluded, making it a number often mocked as useless by financial media and blogs. I’m not sure about those. However the Core Inflation number does have oil and food excluded, making it a number often mocked as useless by financial media and blogs.

]]> http://polizeros.com/2008/03/24/shadow-banking-system/comment-page-1/#comment-150159 Ten Bears Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:06:11 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2008/03/24/shadow-banking-system/#comment-150159 I'm a little hazy on this, but wasn't Gross Domestic <i>Product</i> (or production), like <a href="http://www.pacificviews.org/" rel="nofollow">inflation indicators to exclude food and fuel</a>, changed a few years ago to Gross Domestic <i>Output</i>? Or do I have it backwards? I’m a little hazy on this, but wasn’t Gross Domestic Product (or production), like inflation indicators to exclude food and fuel, changed a few years ago to Gross Domestic Output? Or do I have it backwards?

]]> http://polizeros.com/2008/03/24/shadow-banking-system/comment-page-1/#comment-150151 DJ Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:15:26 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2008/03/24/shadow-banking-system/#comment-150151 Wow: I had no idea the GDP was that low. US GDP is $13.5 trillion. US National Debt is $9.4 trillion. That means the debt is 70% of GDP. Ouch! Wow: I had no idea the GDP was that low. US GDP is $13.5 trillion. US National Debt is $9.4 trillion. That means the debt is 70% of GDP. Ouch!

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