The reality is that business and investment spending are the true leading indicators of the economy and the stock market. If you want to know where the stock market is headed, forget about consumer spending and retail sales figures. Look to business spending, price inflation, interest rates, and productivity gains.

  • -- Mark Skousen 马克·史库森

事实上,商业和投资支出才是经济和股市的真正领先指标。如果你想知道股市的走向,那就忘掉消费者支出和零售数据吧。看看企业支出、物价通胀、利率和生产率的提高。

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Of course, looking tough on inflation is part of any central banker's job description: if investors believe that inflation is going to get out of control, you end up with higher interest rates and capital flight, and a vicious circle quickly ensues.

当然,对通胀持强硬态度是任何央行行长职责的一部分:如果投资者认为通胀将失控,最终将导致利率上升和资本外逃,恶性循环很快就会出现。

When a company owns one precise thought in the consumer's mind, it sets the context for everything and there should be no distinction between brand, product, service and experience.

当一个公司在消费者心中拥有一个精确的想法时,它就为一切设定了背景,品牌、产品、服务和体验之间不应该有任何区别。

And the consumer doesn't care. They don't watch networks, they watch TV shows.

消费者并不在意。他们不看网络,他们看电视节目。

Inflation is the crabgrass in your savings.

通货膨胀是你储蓄中的杂草。