tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post8777229922562081581..comments2024-03-11T00:31:41.186-07:00Comments on The Oregon Economics Blog: Economist's Notebook: Leading and Lagging IndicatorsPatrick Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-11577240557804216652009-04-07T09:28:00.000-07:002009-04-07T09:28:00.000-07:00Emerson, i like what you wrote...well thought out....Emerson, i like what you wrote...well thought out. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Lisamona, i like your sense of humor.<BR/><BR/>In addition to what you stated in your blog, I look at GOLD. It's a short-term and long term indicator in my opinion. Also, thanks for the Calculated Risk link.dw3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10094347905266540286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-50745540193912099272009-04-03T01:50:00.000-07:002009-04-03T01:50:00.000-07:00I like my own cheese count. As the ripples of the ...I like my own cheese count. As the ripples of the recession lap against our community bedrock, the not whole foods but good food store, the cheese count dwindles. First there was the fake grapes (PVC ewh!), then the conspicuously fanned recipe cards, finally a cheese department consolidation. The number of artsy crafty cheeses no longer warranted a separate section. Now the goat gouda sits next to the tillomook brick. Noticable is also a change in proportion of hard to soft cheeses with the hard cheeses gaining. I am keeping track since I will list my home again once the cheese count improves.lisamonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04713288905566769800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-2711910338728511182009-04-02T14:35:00.000-07:002009-04-02T14:35:00.000-07:00Well, the result of the G20 summit was much better...Well, the result of the G20 summit was much better than I was (pessimistically) expecting, so my expecatations about the recovery have just gone up.Patrick Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-85935073203841195972009-04-02T13:43:00.000-07:002009-04-02T13:43:00.000-07:00Honestly, I was hoping that your factual and evide...Honestly, I was hoping that your factual and evidence based analysis would be more optimistic. Darn. I am hopeful that this ends sooner than the end of the year but I realize that the experts are thinking that would be the earliest. So few consumers actually understand all the underlying factors and indicators that one can always hope that a short term bump in the market will inspire unfounded confidence in the masses thus spurring spending and pullling us out of this recession. See, this is why I wouldn't be a good economist!! Thank you so much, though, for the quick AND insightful post.jessibeaucouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12654962877354651499noreply@blogger.com