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October 2nd, 2013, 10:08 pm

QuoteThe federal government of the United States put non-essential government workers on furlough and suspended non-essential services from November 14 through November 19, 1995 and from December 16, 1995 to January 6, 1996, for a total of 28 days. The major players were President Clinton and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich.
 
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October 3rd, 2013, 8:41 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: farmerQuoteThe federal government of the United States put non-essential government workers on furlough and suspended non-essential services from November 14 through November 19, 1995 and from December 16, 1995 to January 6, 1996, for a total of 28 days. The major players were President Clinton and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich.I would much rather see a chart of the VIX
 
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October 31st, 2013, 1:02 pm

QuoteOctober US Chicago PMI 65.9 vs 55.0 expQuote"The government might have shut down but Chicago area companies powered ahead in October as orders and production surged. While it is a little surprising to see such a large rise in activity, the consistent increase in the Barometer over the past four months suggests the recovery is gaining traction," Said Philip Uglow, Chief Economist at MNI IndicatorsQuoteBiggest monthly increase in 30 years, new orders highest in 9 years.
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November 8th, 2013, 12:55 pm

QuoteBy Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in October as employers shrugged off a government shutdown, suggesting the budget standoff had a more limited impact on the economy than initially feared.But it was worth it to hear the enlightened Adam Button over on forexlive.com wail on day after day about how the benighted US Congress was killing the economy.
 
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January 3rd, 2014, 12:28 am

From George "Soros" Schwartz today, playing to the mob as with his name change:QuoteAll of the looming problems for the global economy are political in character.... the United States is emerging as the developed world's strongest economy....After the recent debacle of the government shutdownGeorge Schwartz is either insane or a liar. He lies about his name, so who knows. He is opposed to the doomed economic policies of the German government. Here are some of his other gems:Quotestructural reforms, when combined with fiscal austerity, push economies into a deflationary tailspinExamples? Japan has a declining population, a debt-to-GDP ratio which exploded during a time of deflation, and not much reform that I have heard of. I am curious what other country has had any deflation.QuoteThe other great unresolved problem is the absence of proper global governance. The lack of agreement among the United Nations Security Council's five permanent members is exacerbating humanitarian catastrophes in countries like Syria - not to mention allowing global warming to proceed largely unhindered. But, in contrast to the Chinese conundrum, which will come to a head in the next few years, the absence of global governance may continue indefinitely.The government today which controls the largest percentage of the global population - China - is the least concerned about human rights and global-LOL-bal warming. The USSR used to be pretty big - had an ambition for global governance as did Hitler - and they were not so big on human rights. What makes this insane idiot think global governance will ever be proper, rather than a schizophrenic slut on meth?
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January 3rd, 2014, 8:38 am

Come to think of it, the only country which Schwartz likes her economic policies and is not complaining about sustainability is Japan.-no austerity-no reform-just print money and destroy the currencyThe only thing Schwartz points out is Japan risks raising her debt service costs by raising inflation. I guess he just can't miss a chance to be clueless, since the real yield paid by the Japanese government is significantly lower since Abe opened his mouth a year and a half ago. Only on Planet Crazy does saving money for a year and a half, and reducing the size of your debt through inflation, make you more likely to go broke.Well he likes Greece, I suppose, since he is not complaining about her. He is a funny dude, he blames problems in Syria and the Ukraine on Germany. He is most critical of politicians in the US. The better you are doing economically, and the more stable your currency, the more misguided you are according to this evil scheming man.
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July 9th, 2014, 7:22 pm

Several USDA websites are down (usda.gov, fas.usda.gov, gain.fas.usda.gov, ...) .ers.usda.gov is still working.
 
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July 11th, 2014, 1:45 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: tagomaSeveral USDA websites are down (usda.gov, fas.usda.gov, gain.fas.usda.gov, ...) .ers.usda.gov is still working.Their all stuff is down right now. A major industry report is due at 12:00 Washingthing time.