The US consumer will ride to the rescue

Every indicator we look at shows that the world is in recession. That's the reality. It's always easier to drown if everyone else in the pool is drowning too. So who will be the lifeguard?

       

Every indicator we look at shows that the world is in recession. That’s the reality. It’s always easier to drown if everyone else in the pool is drowning too. So who will be the lifeguard?

It has to be the US. Two things will make it so: decisive action by the authorities – fiscal, monetary and military – and the response of the consumer. The corporate sector will lag. There are plenty of investment opportunities out there.

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