Blade, I am sorry if I offended you. I don't mean to. I have no intention of piling on against you.
Usually if I see posts or predictions of a certain bend, I assume that the poster agrees with the assumptions otherwise why bother.
I read and follow a lot of financial blogs ; the majority seems to converge on a "muddle through" scenario ie somewhat weak economic performance for both US and or Europe, especially when QE2 ends.
Being of a contrarian bent (otherwise I wouldn't be in mnta ), I disagree with that view for 2011.