Across the world, the number of people who say the economic situation in their country is “bad” is climbing

Across the world, the number of people who say the economic situation in their country is “bad” is climbing — despite the much-vaunted recovery we all keep hearing about from politicians.

  

 
via Grant Williams.

The stock market is not the economy, and vice versa ... but when you are interested in one, it doesn't hurt to pay attention to the other.