February Economic Report

Posted by Matt in February 8th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Financial, Consumer Inflation, Economic Report, Economic Reports, Excess Liquidity, Exporting Companies, Financial Markets, First Moves, Global Economic Growth, Global Recovery, Jiangsu Province, Labour Force, Largesse, Leading Indicator, Minimum Wage, Reaching One, Rmb, Simon Hunt, Skilled Labour, Skilled Workers, World Markets

by Simon Hunt
This will be a shortened version of our usual monthly economic reports, since we have posted several short notes on the economic and financial markets.
This year is likely to be a year of surprises. Global economic growth will disappoint. The intrusion of governments into all matters financial, economic and even personal is a [...]

Leaders Warn Recovery Could Falter – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in January 28th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Canada, Davos, Economic Support, Global Recovery, Governments, Job Creation, Nytimes, Policymakers, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Stephen Harper, World Economic Forum, World Leaders

World leaders and policymakers in Davos are nervous the global recovery could falter, especially if governments withdraw support too quickly.
The recovery is “a mile wide but only an inch deep” and job creation very tentative, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the World Economic Forum in Davos. He urged governments to keep economic support programmes [...]

2010 could be a year that sparks unrest

Posted by Matt in December 31st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Favorites, Forecasts, Geopolitical, 1930s, 2010, China, Economist, Elements, Global Recovery, Governance, High Risk, Income Inequalities, Jobs, Lull Before The Storm, Many People, Mexico, People Around The World, Poverty Rates, Provision, Recession, Risk, Russia, Social Unrest, Sparks, Tensions

For many people around the world economic and social conditions will continue to deteriorate in 2010. An estimated 60m people worldwide will lose their jobs. Poverty rates will continue to rise, with 200m people at risk of joining the ranks of those living on less than $2 a day. But poverty alone does not spark [...]

RGE 2009 Global Economic Outlook

Posted by Matt in April 22nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, Financial, Chile, Credit Crunch, Credit Losses, Economic Consensus, Economic Contraction, Economic Downturn, Excess Capacity, Financial Crisis, Financial Institutions, Full Swing, Global Demand, Global Economic Outlook, Global Economy, Global Financial Crisis, Global Growth, Global Recovery, Great Depression, Leading Indicators, Negative Territory, Policy Responses, Supply Chains, Trade Finance, Trade Volumes

The global economy is in the middle of a synchronized contraction that will push global growth into negative territory in 2009 for the first time in decades. . This will be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and the worst global economic downturn in decades. Global trade volumes face their sharpest contractions of [...]