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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"The West Is On The Rise"
The West Is On The Riseby Joe Wiesenthal at Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-rise-of-the-west-2013-8
"SNIP..............................
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.
.............................SNIP"
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"The West Is On The Rise" (Original Post)
applegrove
Aug 2013
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Looks like the sequester didn't kill the economy like the GOP hoped it would.
applegrove
Aug 2013
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applegrove
(118,021 posts)1. Looks like the sequester didn't kill the economy like the GOP hoped it would.
love_katz
(2,562 posts)2. Keeping fingers crossed.
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.
We have built our house on top of an active volcano and the weather is just fine. Just check the latest numbers.