[Hilton]

Its almost tangible,

The economy is going to spring into life, huge fall in unemployment announced today, people starting to spend again, commentators talking up the economy instead of the doom and gloom.

This will all filter through to all manner of business's so get ready for the good times to roll.

[wayne zabel]

Only calls Ive had recently are from people wanting to pay next to nothing.

I'm not convinced,and the unemployment figures are probably a load of made up statistics from politicians.

[dan paton]

The unemployment figures released today wont be accounting for the EU immigrants flooding into the country this year

[Steve9]

If it's true perhaps people will start buying new carpets instead of cleaning them... 

[simonmnickson]

Absolute nonsense,
slight bubble in the housing market down south the same ones that caused the bubble/trouble last time, caused in the main by rental investors and guess what they are at it again with booming rental market but worse than that;

 A crash is coming in 12-18 months from USA that will crush the financial markets bigger than 2007/8 and USA & Uk housing market will be decimated - up to 40% off prices and banks will go under- accounts frozen in UK like in Greece etc,the USA and UK are bankrupt its only delaying the inevitable
Gold and Swiss Franc against the dollar will be possible safe havens for investors.

 

[dek]

Thanks simon I will sleep well tonight after those words of comfort !

[Craigp]

Unfortunately Simon is an enlightened individual.

His second paragraph predictions are a bit extreme, not sure it will be that bad. But USA are in bad shape.

It is a housing debt based boom though, we are not a healthy economy like Germany who actually make money (make and sell things) ours is been based on house price boom.

[david@zap-clean]

Yep, the economy is definitely picking up, if the number of new shoes and handbags my wife's buying is anything to go by (or is that spelt 'Go Buy')?

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I found last year that I got more calls around the beginning of the month just after pay day and it went quieter as the month went on but that was a certain demographic older people who are more financially wealthy just book when every they wanted.

Shaun

[nigel h]

personnel debt....credit cards...mortages....interest rates going up??

[Darran Pryce]

Every time this round of the year employment is up, as 99% of the work force (shops etc) set on temporary staff for the Christmas shopping that lasts 3 months or so.  Let's see what the stats says in 3/4 months!

[John Kelly]

Definately. We have been a lot busier lately. The businesses around us are all busier they range from an industrial chemical supplier, curtain maker, asbestos removal, fish wholesalers, workwear embroidery(hes that busy he wants to hang himself ), outdoor and camping supplies, welding supplies etc etc. Talking to them they have all seen a marked upturn over the last 4-5 months.

But as Simon says there is a thread of thought amongst economists that things could go pear shaped in the future. There will be no money for bailouts and the government will HAVE to raid peoples bank accounts and other assets to raise money just as they have in Cyprus.

Make hay while the sun shines and stick it under the mattress.

[LT carpet cleaning]

Its almost tangible,

The economy is going to spring into life, huge fall in unemployment announced today, people starting to spend again, commentators talking up the economy instead of the doom and gloom.

This will all filter through to all manner of business's so get ready for the good times to roll.

Good god, what are you on? 

[jasonl]

A definate upturn commercial well up , hotel room cleans are booming right now .

A bit worrying that 3 months ago they said interest rate rise once unemployment reached 7% , then every month unemployment shoots down

[Andrew Briscoe]

Been much busier since July last year, prior to that we had 9 months of no new contracts (contract cleaning ) won 6 new contracts since and took on another 2 staff.

Carpet cleaning has been well up for the last 3 years. a local plant hire/contracting business is flat out at the moment, I think we need to get the building companies building as it tends to have a knock on effect, oh and will help house the immigrants.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

If the bankers did what the government told them to do (lend money) and the government did what we elected them to do then we would be in utopia (think that's somewhere near shangri la)

Shaun

[Hilton]

Absolute nonsense,
slight bubble in the housing market down south the same ones that caused the bubble/trouble last time, caused in the main by rental investors and guess what they are at it again with booming rental market but worse than that;

 A crash is coming in 12-18 months from USA that will crush the financial markets bigger than 2007/8 and USA & Uk housing market will be decimated - up to 40% off prices and banks will go under- accounts frozen in UK like in Greece etc,the USA and UK are bankrupt its only delaying the inevitable
Gold and Swiss Franc against the dollar will be possible safe havens for investors.

 

And what do you base that on,? Where is the evidence ?

By the way Derby is boom town......

[wayne zabel]

Cant see zero hours contracts and £6.30 an hour jobs generating much need to CC

[Craigp]

Absolute nonsense,
slight bubble in the housing market down south the same ones that caused the bubble/trouble last time, caused in the main by rental investors and guess what they are at it again with booming rental market but worse than that;

 A crash is coming in 12-18 months from USA that will crush the financial markets bigger than 2007/8 and USA & Uk housing market will be decimated - up to 40% off prices and banks will go under- accounts frozen in UK like in Greece etc,the USA and UK are bankrupt its only delaying the inevitable
Gold and Swiss Franc against the dollar will be possible safe havens for investors.

 

And what do you base that on,? Where is the evidence ?

By the way Derby is boom town......

Evidence for what hasn't happened yet? It's a prediction.

Where is the evidence it won't happen?

[simonmnickson]

As to evidence there are now many high status powerful financial voices predicting such an outcome and more and more listening ears still the vast majority especially governments in power and certain market makers swim against the tide all making the impending crash more likely;

read below;

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-23-trillion-credit-bubble-in-china-is-starting-to-collapse-global-financial-crisis-next

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/19/opinion/gordon-brown-stumbling-toward-the-next-crash.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSMS04RgtRg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a81tL01a4bE

there are many many more but you get the jist.