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economist.com - 8/21/2009
World Economy: The world economy has stopped shrinking That’s the end of the good news
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 8/23/2009
Some call it recovery
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — The stimulus has helped, and the conventional recession is over. But the economy is not recovering in... the most crucial area, job creation, and the stimulus won't be enough to restore prosperity. (more) Some call it recovery

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fastswings.com - 8/21/2009
Markets in Full Recovery
— fastswings.com — Markets rallied to close the week strong as Ben Bernanke made positive statements about the overall economy... and home starts showed a very good improvement over past readings. (more) Markets in Full Recovery

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Road to Recovery and Four Bad Bears
paul.kedrosky.com - 8/18/2009
Road to Recovery and Four Bad Bears
— paul.kedrosky.com — This has been everywhere, so apologies for being slow, but it's still worth a look. The chart... compares recovery periods after major market implosions over the last hundred years. As you will immediately see, while they have many differences, ... (more) Road to Recovery and Four Bad Bears
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The Mess That Greenspan Made:  Friday morning links

Calculated Risk:  Krugman: Some call it recovery

Bubble Meter:  An economic recovery forecast

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Friday morning links
The Mess That Greenspan Made — ... Dollar, Need for Reserve System - Bloomberg China fears spark flight to safety - CNN/Money ECONOMY Back-to-school looks weak for apparel retailers - Reuters Economic Data Continue to Chart Bumpy Road to Recovery - Wash. Post More shoppers thinking twice in the checkout line - AP Economic indicators are up. Does it matter? - CSM Youth unemployment: Left behind - Economist INTERNATIONAL World economy: U, V or W for recovery - Economist China stocks up 1.7 pct, but post 3rd ...

Krugman: Some call it recovery
Calculated Risk — Excerpt from Paul Krugman: Some call it recovery The real problem here is that the standard language doesn’t make much allowance for the kind of gray zone we’re now in; that’s because in the pre-1990 era recessions tended to be V-shaped, so that jobs snapped back as soon as GDP turned around. I don’t think what we’re going through is good news — but GDP is almost surely rising, so the recession, as normally defined, is over. ... But the economy is not recovering in the most crucial area, job creation ... Excerpt from The Economist: U, V or W for recovery The world economy has stopped shrinking. That’s ...

An economic recovery forecast
Bubble Meter — The Economist makes its prediction for the shape of the economic recovery: A gloomy U with a long, flat bottom of weak growth is the likeliest shape of the next few years.They also have a discussion about the housing market here. ...

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