Calm Before The Storm?
In the past few weeks there’s been some pretty spectacular economic news. Oil and Gas prices have sunk to 2 years lows. Gold prices are down. The Dollar has seen recent strength. It seems interest rates might start to drop next year. CPI is projected to drop. The stock market is up. And now the Jobs report came in ok.
Everything is just peachy!!!!
Seems a little too perfect! I’ve heard rumors that our government is manipulating everything and shortly things will return to the way they really are. I have no clue whether this is true or not but if anyone else has a better explanation, I’d love to hear.
Even a wacky conspiracy theory would do too!
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October 6th, 2006 at 11:51 am
and all of this “good” news comes in right before the election right?
what a coincidence….
October 6th, 2006 at 11:55 am
exactly!