tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post3661458968682863861..comments2023-08-07T11:56:21.241-04:00Comments on Economist At Large: True Dramaeconomistatlargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16502077424040918432noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post-75517513695585632292007-09-05T23:48:00.000-04:002007-09-05T23:48:00.000-04:00merging unbsj and nbcc is rubbish.if people want a...merging unbsj and nbcc is rubbish.<BR/><BR/>if people want a system to follow or perhaps study, try europe, especially germany where i have some knowledge about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post-64491607038239679282007-07-20T11:45:00.000-04:002007-07-20T11:45:00.000-04:00OH Economist at Large,Are you just upset cause i p...OH Economist at Large,<BR/><BR/>Are you just upset cause i put you on crutches????<BR/><BR/>AHAHAHAsnailmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17075544453335070004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post-56766645146996855782007-05-30T09:46:00.000-04:002007-05-30T09:46:00.000-04:00the recent plunge in stock prices in shanghai due ...the recent plunge in stock prices in shanghai due to an increase in the stamp tax from 0.1% to 0.3% should not be of concern since still so few chinese have their assets tied to the stock market. in any case, it was a prudent measure of chinese authorities to try to cool things off.<BR/><BR/>problem: many chinese expected this change, will this necessarily change things the way the authorities want to? probably not, this is one reason why i believe that another significant increase in the stamp tax will come before year's end - i'm guessing to 0.5% or even the bolder step closer to 1%. these taxes i am assuming were initially imposed to prevent quick short-term trades that result in wild flucuations in stock prices.<BR/><BR/>another issue lately has been the soaring dollar. i'm actually for it, conditions are ripe for a strong upward trend in the dollar and it helps my cause toward a continental (in this case, US and Canada, no Mexico yet) currency - something the David Dodge has hinted to and I believe secretly wants as well. There is a good case to be made for Canada/US linkup on currency.<BR/>I'm also a bit worried that Canada is heading toward not a soft landing but a hard one if the BofC screws up what it is trying to do. Higher interest rates - of the significant type - will lead to soaring bankruptcy rates across the country - real estate is all being built on debt, massive amounts of debt.<BR/><BR/>in addition, atlantic canada's problems continue, in the recent national real estate price reports, NB, NF, and PEI reported declining real estate prices with NS slightly on par.<BR/><BR/>i still think that the way the country is being governed is absolutely wrong. canada especially is a country built around regions, each region should specialize and diversify according to its strengths. atlantic canada should be pushing more towards europe and the eastern US seaboard, the latter seems to be doing fine, but where's europe in the equation? don't tell its hard, everything is hard but there are a ton of opportunities across the pond these days.<BR/>for instance, port of halifax is expanding and trying to take advantage of the bottlenecks in the western ports due to massive amounts of trade from asia. problem here is that it is a temporary thing. i would be or anyone would be nuts to ship things all the around to halifax then to ship it back to central and western parts on the continent. although shipping/transportation costs have declined dramatically in the past 25/50 years, they are increasing significantly in the past 5 years due to higher energy prices, storage costs and etc. halifax should be concentrating elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post-60226210267600452622007-05-28T23:15:00.000-04:002007-05-28T23:15:00.000-04:00this was nice for a change.one statement i will ne...this was nice for a change.<BR/>one statement i will never understand is when people comment and i have heard this a million times, i don't want drama in my life...life is already difficult as it is...why make it tougher...<BR/><BR/>unfortunately, that's all rubbish.<BR/>who says life is tough and then again why is it so? perhaps it's your fault...people's choice of behaviours have consequences that so few take into account. so when things go bad, you get a list of excuses ready and the drama begins.<BR/><BR/>more and more, EQ (emotional quotient) is the more important driver in business transactions and let's extend that into economics. how fast people can adapt and change their behaviours to various situations will often dictate their personal and financial success. economic policy options may either be enhanced or weakened by how fast people change their behaviours to current and future economic conditions....somehow this is going into expectations and adaptive expectations...i didn't want to go there but oh well...<BR/><BR/><BR/>thoughts?<BR/><BR/>oh, go ducks go!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com