tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713178645208582139.post5728012122227602298..comments2024-03-22T02:37:15.030-05:00Comments on Macro Musings Blog: Financing the ConfederacyDavid Beckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577612979801459194noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713178645208582139.post-72319679401360559102007-11-17T23:10:00.000-06:002007-11-17T23:10:00.000-06:00Professor Beckworth,I just read your article in Ba...Professor Beckworth,<BR/>I just read your article in Baron's,"Deflation Isn't Always Dangerous". This got me thinking about our current "weak" dollar. Maybe it is not such a bad or dangerous situation. <BR/><BR/>It is has been perfectly clear that China, Asian rim countries, and European countries, have artificially kept their currencies artificially low compared to the dollar for years. But, Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02856404543966561855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713178645208582139.post-41916286439151151922007-11-09T08:34:00.000-06:002007-11-09T08:34:00.000-06:00This reminds me of a fascinating chapter in Niall ...This reminds me of a fascinating chapter in Niall Ferguson's book, The Cash Nexus, where he looks at how French bond yields behaved pre-1789 and during the Terror, and effects of Napoleonic wars on British consol yields, and German bond yields in lead up to Hitler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com