6/2/07

Profits keep slowing down


Not a pretty picture.

Profits after tax are growing more slowly (click on graph to enlarge).

This trend has negative implications for the economy and for the stock market. Time will tell.

Question: will the Fed allow short-term interest rates to rise when profitability is reflecting a serious slowdown? I doubt it.

More on http://www.peterdag.com/.

George Dagnino, PhD
Editor, The Peter Dag Portfolio
Since 1977

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