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> <channel><title>Comments on: Consumer Confidence Above Expectations: Are We Out of the Woods?</title> <atom:link href="http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/08/26/consumer-confidence-above-expectations-are-we-out-of-the-woods/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/08/26/consumer-confidence-above-expectations-are-we-out-of-the-woods/</link> <description>A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:54:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>By: Sarah</title><link>http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/08/26/consumer-confidence-above-expectations-are-we-out-of-the-woods/#comment-197852</link> <dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:55:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=7236#comment-197852</guid> <description>Unemployment is expected to hit 10% nationwide, and that makes me extremely NOT confident.  The market is improving, and some companies are reporting profits, but IMHO that does not accurately measure our economy as a whole if they are offshoring services and importing products.I hope I&#039;m wrong.  We&#039;ll see.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unemployment is expected to hit 10% nationwide, and that makes me extremely NOT confident.  The market is improving, and some companies are reporting profits, but IMHO that does not accurately measure our economy as a whole if they are offshoring services and importing products.</p><p>I hope I&#8217;m wrong.  We&#8217;ll see.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ctreit</title><link>http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/08/26/consumer-confidence-above-expectations-are-we-out-of-the-woods/#comment-197736</link> <dc:creator>ctreit</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:31:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=7236#comment-197736</guid> <description>It is also possible that we are just halting the decline for the time being and that we are not bottoming out. I for one am not so convinced that we are out of the woods yet. Many of the structural problems underlying the economy have not been resolved.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is also possible that we are just halting the decline for the time being and that we are not bottoming out. I for one am not so convinced that we are out of the woods yet. Many of the structural problems underlying the economy have not been resolved.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: RJ Weiss</title><link>http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/08/26/consumer-confidence-above-expectations-are-we-out-of-the-woods/#comment-197700</link> <dc:creator>RJ Weiss</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:39:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=7236#comment-197700</guid> <description>That sounds very accurate picture of our economy. We&#039;re improving from the bottom, but still have a long way to go.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That sounds very accurate picture of our economy. We&#8217;re improving from the bottom, but still have a long way to go.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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