tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907198.post115021471570856807..comments2024-01-05T19:38:36.676-06:00Comments on LIVERPUTTY: The US economy isn't the only one kicking buttWagstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09197425222788144402noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907198.post-1150320014082966232006-06-14T16:20:00.000-05:002006-06-14T16:20:00.000-05:00I have no idea about how Japan is doing, I was tak...I have no idea about how Japan is doing, I was taking issue with your headline about how the U.S. was doing, since kicking butt it surely isn't.Edward Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463676135131274426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907198.post-1150312716446119162006-06-14T14:18:00.000-05:002006-06-14T14:18:00.000-05:00I've never seen someone as hellbent as you to show...I've never seen someone as hellbent as you to show the glass as 1/8 empty. Does that mean the Japanese economy didn't grow at 3.1%?Jeffrey Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04923435451049982632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907198.post-1150308697455258342006-06-14T13:11:00.000-05:002006-06-14T13:11:00.000-05:00Wait -- there's more. Hot off the wire:WASHINGTON ...Wait -- there's more. Hot off the wire:<BR/><BR/>WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy flashed signs of slower growth heading into the summer but that didn’t help alleviate inflation concerns. Stung by rising costs for energy and other materials, some businesses felt inclined to boost their prices. <BR/> That was the picture emerging from a Federal Reserve survey, released Wednesday, of the business Edward Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463676135131274426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907198.post-1150299344168324052006-06-14T10:35:00.000-05:002006-06-14T10:35:00.000-05:00Yes, the U.S. is doing swell: the third month in a...Yes, the U.S. is doing swell: the third month in a row of rising inflation, record trade deficits, the booming stock market has lost all the gains it has made so far this year and is back below 11,000, consumer confidence is sluggish and retail sales have slowed. That's a true monster economy.Edward Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463676135131274426noreply@blogger.com