Is wall street fooling itself about the economic recovery of the U.S.?
By edwardclint
@edwardclint (32)
Philippines
August 15, 2009 12:40am CST
I think, recent market activity and reports on consumer confidence has really bitten the wall street speculators. Wall street hasn't learned their lessons and still turning a blind eye that reforms are needed. Ordinary Americans and the rest of the world is suffering from the acts of the few in Wall street. Regulatory reforms should be implemented immediately. Even oil speculators are spreading rumors of economic recovery when in fact oil inventories are on the rise reflecting slow demand.
Pres. Barack Obama is busy with his health care plan while the economy is in a tailspin.
1 response
@elmiko (6630)
• United States
23 Aug 09
first the stock market will recover which its really done but still needs to somewhat more and than the economy will be next. its going to take quite a while before consumer confidence is good as people are not going to spend their money as easily as they were doing. i think consumers will be more cautious about spending for a long time to come.
@edwardclint (32)
• Philippines
24 Aug 09
Thanks for your comment, but the truth of the matter is wall street needs some kind of regulations to control their appetite for greed. It can be recalled that trillions of dollars have been lost in the stock market, if that money is used to develop Africa and Asia the world economy would have been in a better shape.