SEATTLE, WA—Economists from around the nation gathered together this last week for a three-day conference on the current state of the U.S. economy. There was generally much agreement that some things in the economy are rising, whereas others are, in fact, declining.
Over the course of the three days, a consensus was reached that certain aspects of the financial structure in the U.S. are on the rise, including "[economics jargon and technical terms that no one without a doctorate is supposed to understand]." Some of the economists argued that the rising of these things is a positive sign, but some others seemed not as sure, using words like "inflation," and "index," and "sectors."
There were also several presentations offered at the conference regarding things in the economy that were trending downward. The economists saying things at those sessions used other words like, "downgrade," "bear," and "deficit." Their voices seemed pretty concerned and even a little sad sometimes. No one cried the whole time, though, so I wouldn't worry if I were you.
In summary, according to lots of charts, it looks like the economy is basically doing stuff that economies do, according to people who study economics.
There was some really good coffee served during the breaks, with all of the little creamers in those little cups. They had some donuts, too, but you had to get there right away or all of the crullers would be gone. Still, it was a nice time. Keep following The Colon for all the latest news on money stuff.