Yet equities kept heading upward, fueled by data that was just not that bad coupled with ongoing expectations that a solution was just around the corner.

然而，证券市场却昂扬直上。由于数据显示情况并没有那么糟糕，还伴随着对解决方案即将出台持续增长的预期。

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Argentina's unemployment rate has been heading upward since the mid-1980s (it's now 15%) because the tax bite is so large.

FORBES: The Confidence Question

Meanwhile, although the rules under consideration may make life much more complicated and costly for many U.S. investment banks, bank stock prices are heading happily upward, on news from Europe promising resolution of the knotty fiscal and monetary issues there.

FORBES: Volcker Rule Trumps Euro Euphoria For Financal Sector Outlook

Before the auction, I argued that I didn't see this happening, but going by the astronomical figures attained, we will have to tread warily to ensure the integrity of the game stays strong and heading in an upward direction.

BBC: Justin Langer column