It’s Probably Nothing

6 Replies to “It’s Probably Nothing”

1. So the Optimism Index starts off quite nicely in the middle of President Reagan’s second term, and actually increased in the middle of President Bush’s second term, then craters when people realized the Bush years were really over …
   My sentiments exactly.
   Hey the close of next year (23.12.2013) will be the 100th anniversary of The Federal Reserve system in the USA.
   Are they going to mint some silver coins for their centenary?

2. someone more skilled than I might stick red and blue stripes by year. Captain Capitalism has various indexes like this with overlays.

3. The little spike when Obama won followed by the “What have we done”.

4. At the link there is a coorelation between the decline in earnings three months ago and todays optimism decline. The US is already in recession, give Obama his tax increases and watch it burn. He will be blamed for it, let him have his legacy.
   Hopefully here in Canada the economy will continue to grow into the first quarter of 2013, then all bets are off for the rest of the year. Good thing there isnt an election until 2015.

5. Related: Monte Solberg has one of the best analysis of Obama and his ‘concern’ for the fiscal cliff. (btw…that expression is way overused…can we just say the CRASH?)
   http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/09/talk-isnt-cheap-us-has-been-all-talk-and-no-action-for-years-and-now-faces-a-16t-deficit

6. too bad for the prez. don’t think he cares.
   then why should i. its the u.s.a.
   they can figure it out, smarter than the rest of us.
   keep on truckin’