| 【文章摘要】 As I have loudly predicted for many months now and wrote in this space again last month: There is no recession in the near term, and none in sight. While that is welcome news to all in our industry, whether it be the large multi-nationals with their all-important shareholder interests to consider, or the privately held independent producer who has capital investment to ponder, the fact is the current interest rate environment has jacked up the cost of borrowing money for equipment or other investment needs in our enterprises to levels we haven't seen in 22 years. |