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applegrove

(118,696 posts)
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 10:26 PM Aug 2013

"The West Is On The Rise"

The West Is On The Rise

by Joe Wiesenthal at Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-rise-of-the-west-2013-8

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we've learned that most of Asia is either decelerating or contracting. Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Indonesia all reported deteriorating numbers in July.

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The global economic tides appear to be turning. Economic data in recent weeks have shown that China's hot economy is slowing quickly.

Meanwhile, the beleaguered eurozone economies have been showing signs of life. Italy, France, Germany, and Greece all reported notable improvements in activity.

The U.S. economy seems to be heading in the right direction. The ISM and PMI surveys both showed significant gains.



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"The West Is On The Rise" (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2013 OP
Looks like the sequester didn't kill the economy like the GOP hoped it would. applegrove Aug 2013 #1
Keeping fingers crossed. love_katz Aug 2013 #2
Trillions are in hedge fund derivatives. mick063 Aug 2013 #3

love_katz

(2,580 posts)
2. Keeping fingers crossed.
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 10:59 PM
Aug 2013

Hopefully, we can prevent anymore attacks from the Greedy Old Pigs in dragging the economy backwards.

 

mick063

(2,424 posts)
3. Trillions are in hedge fund derivatives.
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 11:16 PM
Aug 2013


We have built our house on top of an active volcano and the weather is just fine. Just check the latest numbers.
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