http://occidentalisraeli.com/2009/07/16/reading-misc-xiv/ If you’d believe that, you’d be wrong. Mon, 10 May 2010 11:55:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://occidentalisraeli.com/2009/07/16/reading-misc-xiv/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Vicki Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:15:48 +0000 http://occidentalisraeli.com/?p=1861#comment-453 The recession predictors for an upturn next quarter seem consistent with what we've seen at work in world trade. I wouldn't go so far to say as a pickup next quarter is certain, but it certainly isn't out of the question. As far as those two being the most objective, I don't know, because as we economists say, we've accurately predicted 15 out of the last 4 recessions. So who is best, it's certainly hard to say. Let me just cut open a sheep, divine its intestines, and predict an interest rate for you on the fourth auspicious day of the month. The recession predictors for an upturn next quarter seem consistent with what we’ve seen at work in world trade. I wouldn’t go so far to say as a pickup next quarter is certain, but it certainly isn’t out of the question. As far as those two being the most objective, I don’t know, because as we economists say, we’ve accurately predicted 15 out of the last 4 recessions. So who is best, it’s certainly hard to say. Let me just cut open a sheep, divine its intestines, and predict an interest rate for you on the fourth auspicious day of the month.

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