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EarlG

(23,560 posts) Thu Oct 29, 2020, 11:57 AM Oct 2020

Pic Of The Moment: Economy Surges 7.4% To... 2018 Levels? [View all]

U.S. Economy Grows At Record Pace But Still Has A Long Way To Go

The "economy is roughly as far below its peak as in the darkest days" of 2008

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Pic Of The Moment: Economy Surges 7.4% To... 2018 Levels? [View all] EarlG Oct 2020 OP

the market is already pricing in the next lockdown lapfog_1 Oct 2020 #1

+1 sandensea Oct 2020 #2

Exactly. It's still 3.5% BELOW pre-Covid levels - and we've spent $4 TRILLION sandensea Oct 2020 #3

It's 11% below pre-covid level if you combine 2nd and 3rd quarter central scrutinizer Oct 2020 #8

Even worse than I thought - thank you for explaining that sandensea Oct 2020 #9

Considering the (never fully explained number of) TRILLIONS committed by the FED to prop up NoMoreRepugs Oct 2020 #4

Kick dalton99a Oct 2020 #5

He managed to get the ball back to the 50-yard line (by endagering people's lives), King_Klonopin Oct 2020 #6

KICK orangecrush Oct 2020 #7