In the early 19th century, traders from Britain and America bought porcelain (china), silk and tea. Trouble was, they could find nothing to sell in exchange.
November 23rd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "thrift"
What’s a Consumer Economy Need in Order to Keep Growing?
“US consumers are cutting back, and where they are not cutting back, they are scaling down. This new cycle is all about ‘getting small’ and it is deflationary.
September 23rd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
