Capital Markets Brief: Are We There Yet? by Lockwood Advisors, Inc. November 19, 2010 20101119 PDF On September 20, 2010, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) made the announcement that it has determined an official end to the nations most recent recessionary period. The NBER concluded that the recession, which began in December 2007, had actually culminated fourteen months ago in June 2009. And, while the U.S. stock markets treated the news with a favorable reception, the declaration left many pondering the relevancy of what may be a stale conclusion. At present, there are numerous indications that the U.S. economy is not functioning particularly robustly, and many may wonder exactly how it was reasoned that the recession ended over a year ago. 20101119145925
Capital Markets Brief: Are We There Yet? by Lockwood Advisors, Inc.

November 19, 2010
On September 20, 2010, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) made the announcement that it has determined an official end to the nations most recent recessionary period. The NBER concluded that the recession, which began in December 2007, had actually culminated fourteen months ago in June 2009. And, while the U.S. stock markets treated the news with a favorable reception, the declaration left many pondering the relevancy of what may be a stale conclusion. At present, there are numerous indications that the U.S. economy is not functioning particularly robustly, and many may wonder exactly how it was reasoned that the recession ended over a year ago. PDF

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