Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Shades Of 1980

SEARCH BLOG: ECONOMY

Gasoline prices tripled. Manufacturing was tanking. Housing construction was at a standstill. Inflation was rampant. Mortgage rates were over 15%.

We now have the first three again.

Reuters wrote:
United States manufacturing declined in May for the fourth consecutive month while inflation surged to the highest in four years, heightening fears of stagflation.
Hmmm.

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