So much has happened in the past three weeks; pretty unbelievable, eh? Gold traded above $1,800 and then got smacked down, the US credit rating was downgraded a notch, the debt debacle worsened, Italy and Spain are getting tarred with the same brush used for the bailed out countries of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal, and [...] Japan’s Economy Grows at 1.3% originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning . The Daily Reckoning provides 400,000+ readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas. Follow the Daily Reckoning on Facebook .