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Economy

bemildred

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7. Markets have been detached from reality for quite some time now, 40 years at least.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri May 24, 2013, 07:40 AM

May 2013

And bubbles are pretty much what our financial guiding lights do, it's what they know how to do, bubbles.

So yeah, none of it makes any sense, and it won't end well, but it's the way it is now, for sure.

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Markets have become completely detached from economic reality � and it's going to get ugly [View all] marmar May 2013 OP

It's all being set up for a derivatives crash Warpy May 2013 #1

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth May 2013 #2

Sympathies to UK, hope it's not as bad as you think nt Progressive dog May 2013 #3

I don't think it applies to just the UK. marmar May 2013 #4

Maybe not but inflation in article is UK and Progressive dog May 2013 #5

I thought it was a Martenson article jakeXT May 2013 #6

Markets have been detached from reality for quite some time now, 40 years at least. bemildred May 2013 #7