Chinese and Indian populations are growing granted, question is is it the poorer sector of society or the middle class who can afford affordable goods. Looks like Soros is having his way as the markets pound the U.S dollar after QE2. Institutions are having an orgy pumping up stocks on Fed dollars. Good for CLL could be used as an excuse to run SP up prior to earnings. IMO the true state of the American economy was hidden from the population by the media to improve the Dems chances in the recent election. ( just like the media turned a bad recession into a depression by media instilled panic as an October Surprise in 2008 for Obama) I'm thinking now the U.S mainstream media will start leaking out how bad the U.S economy really is in order to make the newly elected Republican Congress look bad and improve Obama's chances in 2012 or at least preventing the republicans for taking full control of both houses.