A few points about recovery in 2014.

[william the wie]

In the Gold and Silver threads some points came up that might deserve threads of their own:

Fracking is decoupling oil from Gold prices by increasing supply. But also venture capitalists are starting to pour increased money into artificial fuels. So, will recovery be fueled by declining real energy costs?

Will recovery be lopsided due to local governments lacking the money to bulldoze abandoned buildings so the occupied buildings can increase in value?

Would either or both of these points make for good threads unconnected to gold prices?

 

[waltky]

`Bout to tip into another recession are we?...

Global economic recovery weakening says IMF
8 October 2012 - The IMF said the ESM was key to tackling the debt crisis and restoring confidence

The global economic recovery is weakening as government policies have failed to restore confidence, the International Monetary Fund has said. It added that the risk of further deterioration in the economic outlook was "considerable" and had increased. The IMF downgraded its estimate for global growth in 2013 to 3.6% from the 3.9% it forecast in July.

One of the biggest downgrades was to the UK economy, which the IMF expects to shrink by 0.4% this year. This compares its forecast of 0.2% growth in July. Next year, the UK economy should grow by 1.1%, the IMF said, down from its previous forecast of 1.4%.

In response to the downgrade, the UK Treasury highlighted the fact that the IMF had "repeated its advice that the first line of defence against [slowing growth] should be to allow the automatic stabilisers to operate, monetary policy easing and measures to ease the flow of credit - all of which the UK is doing". The fund's forecast for global growth this year has been lowered to 3.3% from 3.5%.

Greater union

Overall, "[economic] output is expected to remain sluggish in advanced economies but still relatively solid in many emerging markets and developing economies," the IMF said. It said much would depend on action taken by policymakers in Europe and the US.

More BBC News - Global economic recovery weakening , says IMF

 

[Freemason9]

It is my belief that the only way to save the economy--here and worldwide--is to find a way to move wealth back toward the working class and away from the aristocratic ruling class.

Otherwise, say "hello" to modern industrial feudalism.

Which is the ultimate goal of the right wing, I believe. They like authority and obedience.

 

[william the wie]

Europe and the Far East are pushing a string without much luck nad that can definitely cause economic collapse as Japan has demonstrated.

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

It is my belief that the only way to save the economy--here and worldwide--is to find a way to move wealth back toward the working class and away from the aristocratic ruling class.

too stupid but perfectly liberal. the working class is very very rich compared to 50 years ago!! Why not more of the same for the next 50 years rather than idioticially switching to treason and theft.

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

Europe and the Far East are pushing a string without much luck nad that can definitely cause economic collapse as Japan has demonstrated.

too stupid and liberal of course. There is slow growth in Japan but no collapse!! They remain among the richest countries in all of human history!!


Europe is doing better than we are because they are trimming back liberal government with Republican capitalist austerity programs.