Tag Archives: Global Economy

Weekend Lecture: Palaniappan Chidambaram

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

Palaniappan Chidambaram, Union Minister of Finance of the Republic of India says “there are no clear signs that recovery has begun over all countries.” Click here for interview (click here if picture is not observable)

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Slowing global economy turns the heat up in China

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

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Slowdown of a Slow Global Economy

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Markets bettin’ on mo’ stim‘… (click here if video is not observable)

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German Flash PMI At Three-Year Low

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

Markit reports on another of the hammers that hit the markets today, Commenting on the Markit Flash Germany PMI® survey data, Tim Moore, Senior Economist at Markit said: “Germany’s private sector economy slipped deeper into contraction territory at the midway … Continue reading →

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Charlie Rose: IMF Roundtable on the Global Economy

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Excellent roundtable on the global economy: The Global Economy with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde; Anders Borg, Minister for Finance in the Swedish government; Christina Romer, former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Obama administration; Duvvuri Subbarao, … Continue reading →

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Oh Doctor!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

We’re not talking Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton,  but Dr. Copper, the metal, which is breaking key support at 3.70 today.  One of the indicator species of the health of the global economy,  copper is confirming trend breaks in other … Continue reading →

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World Bank Bearish on Global Economic Prospects

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

The World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects (GEP) 2012 published today warns of a coming year of “uncertainties and vulnerabilities.”    They note gross capital flows to developing countries plunged to $170 billion in the second half of 2011, which … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day: Japan’s Share of the Global Economy

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

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The Global Economy’s Unstable Equilibrium

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

We’ve put together this nice little graphic which reflects our view the global economy is in a very unstable equilibrium and list many of the issues and headwinds it faces.   Global economic growth, based on monetary or credit induced asset … Continue reading →

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