Gregor Weekly Macro Note: Saturday 31 October 2009

One wonders that 80.00 dollar oil was indeed the breaking point, to a US economy struggling with collapse, depression, and 17% unemployment. There appears to have been a confluence of events and indicators in October that suggest reflationary policy finally kicked energy prices high enough, to then trigger the next bout of deflation. The question remains, however: how will the US currency behave in each successive round of deflation, as we slide down the descending wedge of the burst credit bubble?

In last week’s MacroTwits show and also in last week’s Macro Note, I allowed myself a rare bit of certitude: I stated unequivocally that US residential housing…(this article continues for subscribers through the membership gateway, on the right side of this page)

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