I think I see a pony...

An assortment of not-horrible news.

• Deflation fears down 
• China chugging along 
• Economists experience the job market*
• Ships are sailing 
• Credit creeps back 

Of course, all these need to be weighed against the dismal job-creation performance of our last two recoveries.  As a lagging indicator, unemployment will not be slowing soon despite the very real possibility of improvement in other economic factors.


*I admit the cheapness of this shot, but still a good article