The always informative railtime indicators report is out and the outlook is still forecasting a tepid and vulnerable recovery. The real economy is not recovering at the same pace as the equity markets might have you believe. The AAR Reports:
“October’s intermodal numbers, along with the recently-announced increase in GDP for the third quarter, indicate that we are seeing some hope for improvement in the nation’s economic situation,” said AAR Senior Vice President of Policy and Economics John Gray. “While it is still too early to say we are on the road to recovery, railroads continue to take freight cars out of storage with over 11,000 cars back in service in October.”
Rail Time Indicators November 2009 –
Mr. Roche is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Discipline Funds.Discipline Funds is a low fee financial advisory firm with a focus on helping people be more disciplined with their finances.
He is also the author of Pragmatic Capitalism: What Every Investor Needs to Understand About Money and Finance, Understanding the Modern Monetary System and Understanding Modern Portfolio Construction.
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