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Old 11-14-2008, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by pokerjoe View Post
From Professor Krugman: Depression Economics Returns (my editing):

IWe are well into the realm of what I call depression economics.

To see what I’m talking about, consider the implications of the latest piece of terrible economic news: Thursday’s report on new claims for unemployment insurance. Bad as this report was, viewed in isolation it might not seem catastrophic.

But the standard policy response to a weak economy is a cut in the federal funds rate. Today, it isn’t available: the effective federal funds rate has averaged less than 0.3 percent in recent days. Basically, there’s nothing left to cut.
Jesus joe you have been spot on for quite awhile.
Hope you got short something..anything.
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