tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post4307612298426497556..comments2023-11-05T04:36:14.223-08:00Comments on The Mess That Greenspan Made: Retail sales unexpectedly declineTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530974968126497397noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-49068131939526058732009-04-14T14:49:00.000-07:002009-04-14T14:49:00.000-07:00On the plus side, by November sales won't be down ...On the plus side, by November sales won't be down 10 or 20% year over year anymore. But they won't be up either. Where sales are now is the new normal -- if we're lucky.John Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-27143970235145374602009-04-14T10:10:00.000-07:002009-04-14T10:10:00.000-07:00"Unexpectedly."
"You keep using that word; I do n...<I>"Unexpectedly."<br /><br />"You keep using that word; I do not think it means what you think it means."</I>Pool Sharknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-54612385954359468792009-04-14T10:06:00.000-07:002009-04-14T10:06:00.000-07:00All I know is that a pound of bologna at Super Wal...All I know is that a pound of bologna at Super Walmart was once $1, then $1.16, then $1.25 and now is back to $1. I never thought they'd lower prices when they got them higher, but they did. Somebody check the price of toaster waffles as well--I was really mad when the price of those came off a dollar, I bet those are back down too. Where else have you seen real prices falling?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191483776082044360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-60950165866119486912009-04-14T08:30:00.000-07:002009-04-14T08:30:00.000-07:00One less "green shoot" it would appear......One less "green shoot" it would appear......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-33267389432381881012009-04-14T08:27:00.000-07:002009-04-14T08:27:00.000-07:00This is only a surprise to those analyst who misto...This is only a surprise to those analyst who mistook some good days in the stock market, for the performance of the REAL ECONOMY. Until unemployment starts to fall there is no improvement in the real economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-65859929032866364432009-04-14T08:05:00.000-07:002009-04-14T08:05:00.000-07:00Now, now - play nice.Now, now - play nice.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530974968126497397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-77285675652381683242009-04-14T08:03:00.000-07:002009-04-14T08:03:00.000-07:00You deflation nutballs are loonier than the gold b...You deflation nutballs are loonier than the gold bugs.PFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-54281147396364564142009-04-14T07:43:00.000-07:002009-04-14T07:43:00.000-07:00What Galaxy are the anal-ysts from? How exactly is...What Galaxy are the anal-ysts from? How exactly is retail sales supposed to rise when the consumer who is 2/3 of the economy and has a debt to income of 135% and rising unemployment supposed to increase purchases? Of couse those looking for inflation will be upset with these numbers because it doesn't neatly fit their model, and it will be a very long time before it does. 350% Debt to GDP say they are insane!SPECTRE of Deflationnoreply@blogger.com