Soros Says Credit Crisis Will Worsen Before Improving (Update4)
Soros said the crisis will last longer than authorities predict.
``They claim that there will be a pickup in the second half of the year,'' he said. ``I cannot believe that.''
I'm still waiting for one rational explanation why there will be a pickup in the second half of the year. Will things suddenly become cheaper for the American consumer? If so, what made things suddenly cheaper?
Note that an unexpectedly severe global recession/depression might make things suddenly cheaper, but would hardly be a reason to turn bullish. But hey, maybe that's just me.
Heavy Truck Sales Decreased in 14% YoY in October
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This graph shows heavy truck sales since 1967 using data from the BEA. The
dashed line is the October 2024 seasonally adjusted annual sales rate
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3 comments:
Soros is spot on StagMark - hey take a gander at some new charts I threw up on the site - its your damn fault man! :-)
energyecon,
Here's a quote before the problems really started hitting the fan.
I expect by '07 there will be a significant decline in U.S. consumer spending, and I don't see what will take its place, because it's so important as the motor of the world economy. - George Soros
energyecon,
As for the charts...
You can observe a lot just by watching. - Yogi Berra
Go figure! ;)
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