Quote from ByLoSellHi:
Intense economic deterioration like I've never seen it.
Optimism. Pessimism. Realism. You can only use one.
A brief purview of the latest economic data gives all indications that we are going to have one mofo of a recession or even worse.
Come All Ye' Pollyannish, and dispel the economic demons with visions of dancing Goldilocks. If you do it, try to inject some realism into your reasoning.
This is just a smattering of the intensely troubling headlines as I glance at TODAY'S Bloomberg (normally, this much bad news would be in a 6 month run):
â¢Manufacturing in U.S. Contracts Most Since 1982 as Credit Freeze Worsens
â¢Auto Sales in U.S. Plunge; October Was the Worst Month Since 1945, GM Says
â¢Treasury May Borrow Record $550 Billion; Primary Dealers See Growing Gap
â¢Banks Tighten Lending Standards Most on Record as Economic Outlook Dims
â¢Blue Mountain Capital Freezes Withdrawals From Its $3.1 Billion Hedge Fund
â¢Bankruptcy Filings in U.S. Top 100,000 a Month for First Time Since 2005
â¢Goldman Will Likely Post First Quarterly Loss, Merrill's Moszkowski Says
â¢Lehman `Good for Retirement' Notes Prove Worthless for `Livid' UBS Clients
â¢Bernanke Push for Lower Bank Borrowing Costs Drives Treasury Yields Higher
â¢India, China Increase Efforts to Cushion Their Economies From Global Slump
â¢Beaten-Down BRICs See No Relief Even as Record Rally Piques Equity Bulls
â¢Ebh Bank, Sydbank Desert Denmark's Athletes, Artists Amid Financial Crisis
â¢Brooklyn Heights $550 Million Waterfront Condo Shunned as Demand Dries Up
»Daimler to Cut Jobs at Alabama Auto Plant: Financial Times Link
And to add insult to injury, there's the Bloomberg Video assortment of monumental gloom:
Editors' Video Picks
Jim Rogers Says Markets May Go `A Lot Further Down'
Edmunds.com's Caldwell Sees `No Relief' for Automakers
Wachovia's Vitner Calls Manufacturing Data `Disturbing'
Lonski Sees Manufacturing in `Deep Recession,' Rate Cuts