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hughee99

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9. You know what really instills confidence in the markets?

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 02:44 PM

Mar 2012

A FED chairman who admits he doesn't understand what's going on.

Perhaps the unemployment rate is dropping more significantly than the growth would indicate because you have people dropping off at BOTH ends? Those who find jobs and those whose unemployment has run out and have "stopped looking".

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Bernanke: Job gains present economic 'puzzle' [View all] xchrom Mar 2012 OP

It's not surprising to me Cirque du So-What Mar 2012 #1

+1 Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #4

Free Money CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #2

or maybe less people attempting to find work because of the lack thereof? n/t JesterCS Mar 2012 #3

I guess he wasn't puzzled when the economy was improving but unemployment wasn't? gkhouston Mar 2012 #5

+1 xchrom Mar 2012 #6

this leads me to believe he doesn't have a clue what's going on... KG Mar 2012 #7

Well ... He and others like him do seem xchrom Mar 2012 #8

In fairness... cthulu2016 Mar 2012 #12

You know what really instills confidence in the markets? hughee99 Mar 2012 #9

Pent up demand cthulu2016 Mar 2012 #10

Maybe there has been enough wage destruction to increase the employed TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #11