tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131761677406025498.post734484801452021588..comments2023-10-22T07:29:23.630-04:00Comments on EconBlog Review: More Evidence of Spreading Economic Weakness in the U.S."DoctoRx"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07864962793726539567noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131761677406025498.post-75661348214021013862012-07-10T15:42:02.227-04:002012-07-10T15:42:02.227-04:00U.S., what bothers me is the real possibility that...U.S., what bothers me is the real possibility that this is the start of a trend. The spreading U.S. recession engulfed the rest of the world in 2008. Europe is big enough to have a similar effect. <b><a href="http://www.moneymunch.com/" rel="nofollow">Stock Market</a></b>Stock tipshttp://www.moneymunch.com/stock-tips/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131761677406025498.post-63976124639341952192012-06-13T23:51:38.668-04:002012-06-13T23:51:38.668-04:00Given the high correlation between Western Europe&...Given the high correlation between Western Europe's economies and that of the U.S., what bothers me is the real possibility that this is the start of a trend. The spreading U.S. recession engulfed the rest of the world in 2008. Europe is big enough to have a similar effect."DoctoRx"https://www.blogger.com/profile/07864962793726539567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131761677406025498.post-23767343800991744592012-06-12T10:11:36.903-04:002012-06-12T10:11:36.903-04:00These survey numbers don’t seem that bad to me. O...These survey numbers don’t seem that bad to me. Only 20-30% not looking so good in the near future means 70-80% not so bad.<br /><br />BullandBearWise.com, 35 indicators, are way up and their unspecified moving average has turned up. Maybe they weight each item incorrectly, I don’t know. Though when I see a high or low number in anything I think it is likely to reverse. So I am not saying I think the economy isn’t going to slow down.<br /><br />Fed funds are low and there is a decent yield curve upward slope. I don’t hear anything about credit default spreads being high.<br /><br />While just now breaking the ice, destructive public employee unions are at least on the defensive. It would not take a whole lot of supply side reforms and fiscal and monetary responsibility to create a positive psychology in the U.S. Throw in a little energy policy here, and a little health care reform there, and things could seem a lot better.Rigorousnoreply@blogger.com