The Good News Economist

Credit Crisis Watch: Some Positive Developments

Prieur,

As always, you've excellently documented what's really happening with credit market fundamentals.

Sorry I missed your analysis last evening on your site...

I'll roll it up tomorrow... but since friday of last week, the good news is rolling in so fast it has been hard for me to keep up...
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Again thanks for all you do in documenting, charting, and posting depth of analysis.

GNE
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Global Markets in Review: Fresh Economic Woes Impact Sentiment

Prieur,

Good luck with the day job. We will look for whatever wisdom you can provide within the bounds of your ability to get real stuff done.

Always enjoy your posts and this is no exception.

I do take issue however with you presenting *data* to support the assertion that it "impacts sentiment"

Frequently it is other many other factors that drive a cascading downward spiral... or irrational exuberance to the upside...

Contrary to the tag cloud and many gloomy news headlines, consumer confidence is surprisingly up...
mast-economy.blogspot....

Most other economic indicators can be measured with charts and data. But consumer confidence and sediment is not one of them... it's always elusive... just outside of our analytical reach...

Like it or not, for an explanation of sentiment we need the psychologists... and as you know many of them can't explain the human condition well either...

GNE
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Credit Crisis Watch: Signs of Progress?

Prieur,

This is a fantastic reference on the fundamentals of the credit markets. I've not seen such a rich collection of links to material anywhere else.

I will return to your article (and its sources) often in the coming months.

Thanks much for such thorough work,
GNE
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