There is gaping whole in world demand. It is being filled by governments, all nearing the limit of fiscal stimulus.

Evans-Pritchard strikes again "Lehman is a footnote in the great East-West globalisation crisis"
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E chama a atenção, mais uma vez para aqueles circulos de causa-efeito que reconheci nos escritos de Roubini.
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"There is gaping whole in world demand. It is being filled by governments, all nearing the limit of fiscal stimulus. Some have exceeded it: Spain is to raise taxes by 1.5pc of GDP, and Japan's Democrats are retreating from spending pledges. China is trying to plug the gap, belatedly, by ramping up credit 70pc this year, but it will take a cultural revolution to induce the Chinese to spend. The liquidity is leaking into stocks, metals, and property.
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Yes, markets are sizzling, but industrial production is still down 23pc in Japan, 17pc in the eurozone, 13pc in the US and 11pc in Russia. We have a global glut of manufacturing plant. This is why companies will have to slash staff. Don't be deceived: profits can look good at first when firms cut into the bone. It is no strategy for an economy."
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Ontem transcrevi: "As debt is a mechanism through which we pull demand forward, the debt and consumption has meant we have been growing today at the expense of future growth." Evans-Pritchard é mais cáustico e chama os nomes aos bois "Couldn't they see that this was cheating: stealing from the future?" O que seria de esperar da Geração TuTuTu dos egoístas de Maio de 68?
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Roubar o futuro, não o nosso por que nós estamos cá e se não sabemos defender-nos a responsabilidade é nossa, mas o daqueles que ainda não nasceram ou ainda não podem influenciar o governo da cidade.
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Como é que se compram estas evoluções da confiança?
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Roubando o futuro outra vez!

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Não posso concordar com esta visão da coisa "El 'error Lehman'". A falência do Lehman não foi a causa, foi um sintoma. Let us wait for the Spanish banks future...