We are not out of the woods yet, especially in the US - consumer confidence is shaky, credit markets are still not functioning properly, significant losses on commercial real estate, unemployment still going up, the threat of deflation still with us, a strong belief that the private sector is not ready to take over if government stimulus is withdrawn - in fact just about all economy growth this year such as is is because of government intervention.
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