Trust/Distrust Worldwide

Argentina Default, War On Iraq, Corporate Malfeasance, Sex Abuse

30-Day Indexes

31-Oct-02 - 31-Oct-03

Published 6-May-11

Trust/Distrust: Moral Compass [MC] and Desires-Aversions [DA], 31-Oct-02 - 31-Oct-03 (366 Days)

Trustworthines of the Global Political Economy

MI2 TRUST Indexes measure the Trust people invest in the global political-economic system. Two perspectives are used: Moral Compass [MC] and Desires-Aversions [DA].

For the 366-Day Time Period Ending 31-Oct-03, the Trust [Moral Compass] Index indicates as follows: From a Big Money Perspective, the Global Political-Economic System Was Trusted 10.4% of the Time, and Distrusted 89.6% of the Time

30-Day TRUST Indexes. TRUST Indexes are experimental indexes. Correlation of TRUST Indexes with top news/world events does not imply causality.

Powerful Evidence Corroborating the Following: the War on Iraq Triggered a Substantial Decrease in Trust; EXTREME DISTRUST Was Bracketed By 2 Events: the $55 Million Catholic Sex Abuse Lawsuit Settlement in Aug-03 and Israel's Decision to Build a "Security" Fence in Palestinian Territory; EXTREME DISTRUST Was Correlative With Power Blackouts in the U.S., the U.K., and Italy, the High Death Toll from The Heat Wave in France, the News that NYSE Distributed $139.5 Million to CEO Dick Grasso, and Attorney General Spitzer's Uncovering of Widespread Illegal Trading.

T-Iraq/6-May-11

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