Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
The Budget Deadlock Pattern
I don’t know if it will continue today but the last two days have seen declines initially, followed by a dribble upwards all day on press conferences and vaguely optimistic statements that a budget deal might be close, then a decline overnight as it becomes clear than any agreement has been knocked back another day. This pattern may repeat again today of course. (more…)
