It is not every day that perma-bear Nouriel Roubini sounds relatively optimistic on macroeconomic matters.

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But if Mr Edwards can be dubbed a perma-bear, most investment-bank strategists tend to be perma-bulls.

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Then strode to the stage the perma-bear investment adviser and Forbes columnist Gary Shilling, who dashed our hopes.

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Dubbed by many a perma-bear, Rosenberg made a name for himself by staying defensive and ahead of the curve.

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According to Dave Rosenberg, seen by many as a perma-bear, it will be really hard for a self-sustaining recovery to pick up.

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