Comments on: Economic glimmers of light http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/07/economic-glimmers-of-light/ A slice of lime in the soda Thu, 23 May 2013 12:55:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Mike in NYC http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/07/economic-glimmers-of-light/comment-page-1/#comment-5187 Mike in NYC Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:11:25 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/07/economic-glimmers-of-light/#comment-5187 GDP growth from the third quarter on was already generally expected. The question is how strong will it be. GDP growth from the third quarter on was already generally expected. The question is how strong will it be.

]]> By: CJ http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/07/economic-glimmers-of-light/comment-page-1/#comment-5140 CJ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:06:43 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/07/economic-glimmers-of-light/#comment-5140 But it would be churlish not to note that even a drop dependent on a shrinking labor force participation rate handily beats the six months in a row of 0.4-0.5% increases we had from November to April. Some of that difference is likely noise. But not nearly all. But it would be churlish not to note that even a drop dependent on a shrinking labor force participation rate handily beats the six months in a row of 0.4-0.5% increases we had from November to April.

Some of that difference is likely noise. But not nearly all.

]]> By: jck http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/07/economic-glimmers-of-light/comment-page-1/#comment-5136 jck Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:37:59 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/08/07/economic-glimmers-of-light/#comment-5136 it's noise and the drop in the unemployment rate is for the "wrong" reason: massive number of people leaving the workforce. it’s noise and the drop in the unemployment rate is for the “wrong” reason: massive number of people leaving the workforce.

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