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Where Are the Signs of Economic Life?

Where Are the Signs of Economic Life?
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The announcement that national output grew faster than expected in the second quarter should have generated some relief and optimism. Oddly, it did not. The news was greeted by Wall Street and Main Street as no big deal. In fact, the broader stock market indexes were down, including S&P and Nasdaq, before recovering some losses.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]