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Market Cheers Over Ugly GDP Report
The stock market and commodities are giddy today on the Third Quarter Advance GDP Estimate which increased at an annualized rate of 3.5%. Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of ...
A welcome GDP report
A welcome GDP report
econbrowser.com — The Commerce Department reported today that the seasonally adjusted real value of the nation's production of goods... and services grew at a 3.5% annual rate during the third quarter, a little better than the 3.2% average seen since 1947.  ... (more) A welcome GDP report
Baseline Scenario, October 30, 2009
baselinescenario.com — Yesterday morning I testified to a Joint Economic Committee of Congress hearing. The session discussed the latest... GDP numbers, the impact of the fiscal stimulus earlier this year, and whether we need further fiscal expansion of any kind. I argued that a global recovery is underway and in ... (more) Baseline Scenario, October 30, 2009
Stimulating thoughts, 3rd quarter edition
Stimulating thoughts, 3rd quarter edition
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — The good news from the new GDP report is that the fiscal stimulus seems to be working... just about the way a sensible Keynesian approach says it should. That's also the bad news. f (more) Stimulating thoughts, 3rd quarter edition
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Catching Argentinian Disease
The Big Picture — ... for US dollars, which is what the world uses to transact business. The data looks like world trade is finding a bottom and maybe even recovering somewhat. That means there will be the need for more dollars. And since everybody and their mother are short the dollar, there could be a vicious snap-back rally. I am still bearish the US dollar (and the yen and the euro and the pound) over the long term, but there is the potential for a real rally here. And my friend Mish Shedlock commented on the US GDP report, which said the US GDP rose 3.5%: ...

Catching Argentinian Disease
GoldSeek.com — ... the need for US dollars, which is what the world uses to transact business. The data looks like world trade is finding a bottom and maybe even recovering somewhat. That means there will be the need for more dollars. And since everybody and their mother are short the dollar, there could be a vicious snap-back rally. I am still bearish the US dollar (and the yen and the euro and the pound) over the long term, but there is the potential for a real rally here. And my friend Mish Shedlock commented on the US GDP report, which said the US GDP rose 3.5%: "Today the market is ...

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