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17. Americans will have been cooped up for months

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2020, 11:08 PM

Apr 2020

It's entirely possible a spending splurge for a month or two. But that would be offset by 10's of millions who are unemployed and no money to burn.

I don't know maybe.

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Will the US economy hit 5.0%+ GDP growth by year-end 2020? People are betting yes [View all] Quixote1818 Apr 2020 OP

I guess I would need to know what the underlying basis is....hope? nt OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2020 #1

Sounds like the voices in orange hitlers head to me captain queeg Apr 2020 #2

Yep, me too.. mountain grammy Apr 2020 #5

Uhhhhh... No. Squinch Apr 2020 #3

I agree but it's strange so many people are betting yes. ?? nt Quixote1818 Apr 2020 #4

Very strange. And Goldman Sachs no less. Squinch Apr 2020 #7

I think you misread Goldamn Sach's statement Massacure Apr 2020 #16

I think I see what people are betting on here Massacure Apr 2020 #14

Umm, what are they smoking? smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #6

Not net... but Q3 should be quite strong FBaggins Apr 2020 #8

Oh boy kurtcagle Apr 2020 #9

This is not unrealistic at all unblock Apr 2020 #10

Good points but I think it will take many months before a lot of people feel comfortable Quixote1818 Apr 2020 #11

But yes, if it does way, way, way down and then 5% of uptick isn't actually that much Quixote1818 Apr 2020 #12

Exactly. Gdp growth was actually huge during a good chunk of the Great Depression. unblock Apr 2020 #15

All of our GDP growth in the last 8 years Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #13

Americans will have been cooped up for months MyNameGoesHere Apr 2020 #17