Nobody in China is a believer in 'decoupling', or domestic demand being stimulateable to the point orf replacing lost exports.
BlueStreek, thought you might be interested. I'm a day & swing trader but do look at this kind of stuff. RYUAX is a mutual fund that moves inverse to the S&P 500. It's been around a long time as opposed to SDS. (If anyone wants to put their money on recession, your IRA can even buy it.) http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=RYUAX&p=W&yr=8&mn=0&dy=0&id=p72342383970&a=130072960
IF you think we are in a recession accept the fact and move on. Whats this negativity ? Doom and gloom? Comparing 2008 with 1929 and 1987? I mean can you think of anything worse? I have yet to see a positive happy, humorous post on ET this year.
He harvesting his own soul. He is filled with depression. He should be harvested in a Psychiatric ward popping orange pills and given laundry duties, folding bed sheets.
Absolute rubbish. There are tons of companies with very lean employee structures that could never afford to let go of their people, because that would result in the death of their world wide operation. The worst that will happen is that the US will no longer be the number one market.
If things go to hell, one of these along with a mountain cabin and a long term food stash might keep you going. https://www.barrettrifles.com/store/web/
We may indeed be in for a hell of a depression...... or we may not. Over a decade ago a rather convincing (and long ) book titled "Blood In the Streets" provided a most convincing argument for depression, back then. Equally, you can find many great arguments that the world is on the verge of prosperity the like of which has never been known. Who is right? Does it matter. This subject is no different than the markets. Many predict (or try to) for various reasons. Some people are just plain fearful. Others have a hidden agenda. Others, a not so hidden agenda. The bottom line is you'll go crazy and waste your life worrying about what is coming next. He who can live comfortably with the most uncertainty wins.