The reality is that business and investment spending are the true leading indicators of the economy and the stock market. If you want to know where the stock market is headed, forget about consumer spending and retail sales figures. Look to business spending, price inflation, interest rates, and productivity gains.

  • -- Mark Skousen 马克·史库森

事实上,商业和投资支出才是经济和股市的真正领先指标。如果你想知道股市的走向,那就忘掉消费者支出和零售数据吧。看看企业支出、物价通胀、利率和生产率的提高。

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Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.

消费是一切生产的唯一目的和目的;只有在促进消费者利益的必要时,生产者的利益才应当得到注意。

We should assume that the end product can be switched off by any consumer who is offended or frightened by it.

我们应该假设最终产品可以被任何被冒犯或害怕它的消费者关掉。

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.

通货膨胀像强盗一样狂暴,像持械抢劫犯一样可怕,像杀手一样致命。