if walmart customers cease shopping we dont ship as many dollars overseas and the central banks dont have as many dollars with which to buy bonds and interest rates actually rise in a recession like environment.it would be flip side to the current conundrum of low rates in midst of fed tightening!!jjj
Wal-Mart customers tend to have less discretionary income, so higher fuel prices will reduce consumption of other goods by a proportionally larger amount.
It tells me that once again investment analysts are unable to provide reliable estimates. Why does a comapany miss when it had to actually DO something, yet analysts are assumed to be correct?
Increased WalMart sales are not good for the US economy.
The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. Wal Mart is firing its customers by promoting the race to the bottom.
Walmart is terrified the yuan might go up.
if walmart customers cease shopping we dont ship as many dollars overseas and the central banks dont have as many dollars with which to buy bonds and interest rates actually rise in a recession like environment.it would be flip side to the current conundrum of low rates in midst of fed tightening!!jjj
Oh well, the weather again. One nation under clouds.
Wal-Mart customers tend to have less discretionary income, so higher fuel prices will reduce consumption of other goods by a proportionally larger amount.
I don't get it.
The trade deficit is less than expected
BUT
consumer spending goes up.
Unemployment goes up
AND
job growth goes up.
Whatever!
It tells me that once again investment analysts are unable to provide reliable estimates. Why does a comapany miss when it had to actually DO something, yet analysts are assumed to be correct?