CharlesEverett Dumaswas an American high jumper, the 1956 Olympic champion, and the first person to clear 7 ft... (wikipedia)
Obviously, 9/11 was one of the most profound events in our life as a country. Foreigners weren't really aware of how much it touched ordinary people, so I thought I needed to portray that in a way that would make them understand.
Right after Katrina it looked like a no-brainer. Uncertainties about where things were going as a result of Katrina would force the Fed to pause. But since then, the idea of the Fed pausing is fading,
Nothing was being done here to commemorate 9/11. I believe drama has the potential for healing, and when it showed here, it was a healing experience.
Inflation is down to 1.4% excluding energy, so there's absolutely no inflation pressure.
In what we used to call the Club Med economies, there's Anglo-Saxon borrow-and-spend, and, on the supply side, it's the Germans turning Anglo-Saxon and kicking up a ruckus.
For the first time since the 1980s, domestic demand seems likely to sustain growth.