Sunny ???

The Economist, tem hoje um artigo sobre o estado da economia Norte Americana que me deixou perplexa...

No texto afirma-se:

"Economic growth has swayed and faltered. Revised figures announced on Thursday May 31st showed that the economy grew at an annual rate of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2007, less than half the initial estimate. "
(Espero estar a traduzir bem: swayed/oscilado, faltered/hesitado,vacilado)

"This may explain why Americans are gaining in confidence, despite a negative household-savings rate, a collapsing housing market, increasing global competition, and a currency that looks decidedly anaemic."

"There are reasons to think that the slowdown in labour-force growth is permanent."

"The OECD also wants changes to disability benefits. Some evidence indicates they depress labour-force participation rates. Low-income workers struggling to find jobs may be turning to permanent sick leave when their unemployment benefits run out. But picking on the sick and old to make life easier for young workers will be a hard sell even to the hard-hearted American electorate looking for protection as the clouds begin to gather."


E perante isto o articulista escolheu como título:

Sunny outlook
Jun 1st 2007From Economist.com



(Tenho a certeza que os economistas liberais da nossa praça vão adorar e citar este senhor)