A slow recovery is taking place

by Babel-Fish | June 4, 2009 at 07:59 am
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Since the hype of the financial meltdown has died down, the stock markets have been recovering. It’s been a slow process but you only have to look at the stock market charts to see that the peeks are gradually getting higher and the troughs are not so low.

 

I have notice also under estimated currencies such as the British pound, have now settled to what they to their real worth. Of course the world economy takes longer to recover but it will follow suit with the stock market trends.  It will take many years though for the unemployment queues to subside as the hype caused more job cuts than the actual problem should have, ever caused.

 

At the center point of the hype a few British economist has been shocked by the British pound losing so much value against the dollar. Where it was estimate the pound should of been worth US$ 1.61 of which the currency recovery has crossed and today the British pound stood at US$ 1.68 that shows that imports and exports are better balanced.

 

I can say with some confidence that a recovery is taking place it’s a slow process but the buds are opening. I expect shortly the media will be placing much emphasis as I am as the stock markets look more promising.  I welcome some positive hype as that would really help confidence to return and only confident investors can speed up the recover.

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Amy Judd

Why do you think the hype caused more job cuts than were necessary?

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Babel-Fish

Something I wrote many months ago may answer your question.

The warning was clear on the property for sale boards expanded and defaults on mortgages statistics rose at an alarming rate. Then house and property values dropped drastically. That was really the time that a bailout should have been applied before the hype started to be more a problem than the problem it self. The domino effect, that started the banks to call in debts and cut overdrafts.

Then further dominoes fell as stocks and shares decreased and market expansion had been stopped, the manufacturing industries relied on loans and overdrafts. More hype expanded and also American securities in banks overseas became almost worthless and banks stop lending to each other. International companies joined the smaller companies in down sizing and saving on salary over heads.

More hype un-employment figures increased alarmingly, the next domino was that luxury products stayed on the shelf, more down sizing…. A social democrat Gordon Brown prime minister of United Kingdom and also a financial expert an the ex-chancellor of whom is New Labors economy wiz kid. Came up with a bailout plan and something that has made just me realize the social democrat politically motives of the plan.

(c) Bob Johnson-Perkins (Babel-Fish) 2009 public domain.

Its my opinion that if the US Government had propped up the housing market by securing loans etc, the crash could of been stop in its heels.

Hype changed the whole scene when you have the media harping away as the first domino's fall then big investors back out the stock market followed by the smaller ones and the domino's keep on falling.

Notice the hype has died down but you just wait for the media in September and August working on the new earth shattering story (tongue in cheek) about the recovery, yep the hype will be good for the world stock markets. But it will take about 4 or 5 years till we get that it feels good factor and the unemployment queues are much much more lower.

 


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djermano

The last thing we need is hype Bob.. Right now the British Government is undergoing some heavy changes...as most of Gordon Brown backers are resigning. I hardly call that a sign of confidence...And he can only blame himself for not going after and condemning Tony Bliar...for his war crimes with Bush and Cheney...He can come out to to condemn Tony Bliar..or I guarantee he is toast as PM.

Confidence will not return Bob...until the hacks are locked up. Probably the Stock Market flucuations are from the Banks bailout money being traded back and forth to make it look like movement is happening...but really not. They have nothing to lose....because the next day they trade it back again..... It is called Stock Market baiting.....

Rev. Jermano

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Babel-Fish

British politics can be a bit strange to our overseas buddies, most resignations are due to ministers being involved in fraudulent allowance claims. Gordon Brown will reshuffle and introduce new blood into his cabinet. The fraud by the way is a cross party problem and not just a problem within the Labour seats.

Of course the opposition parties and the far lefties of his government will have a hay making day. But the problem is if the far left do get a chance at running government as they are down right communist and unionist. The far right will protect Gordon Brown as long as he steps down next year I suspect to give room for a more center political minded guy or woman.

Lets not get confused Gordon Brown was against both wars and Tony Blair's political stance on holding hands with Bush. There is a political party policy in fact a rule within the house of commons that one does not condemn a prior prime minster its deemed to be damn rude and unfair to uses a senor political position to do so.

I do not like Gordon Brown but I have to concede to the fact that he is a good economist but just a fairly good prime minister. But I am more careful about what I wish for. No he will ride over this cabinet problem. 

My one wish today is that the British citizens vote for Conservatives to sit in the EU to give the Labor party a bloody nose. 

My article is not in reference to the bail out, but to the stock market and currencies recovery. The most of the bail out money has already been used when we look at the stock markets we are begin to see new money being invested and a slow rise in confidence.   

     


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djermano

There is a political party policy in fact a rule within the house of commons that one does not condemn a prior prime minster its deemed to be damn rude and unfair to uses a senor political position to do so.

You said it Bob....This little rule seems to be the lack of faith in Government in the West. I really love listening to BBC telling us all the bs troubles and downfall of Zimbabwe and Somalia, and vile about China and other countries as well...but have no clue that their own government is as defunct. Allowing another party to get away with crimes...is a great clue that there is no Justice or Law in the World.  And they call that the Free World.. I call it Chaos. Gordon Brown notice the name GB..... and George Bush  GB..

Rev. Jermano

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