Tag Archive 'GDP'

The Grinding Gears of the Economy

Lance on Feb 02 2008 | Filed under: Economics, Investing, Lance's Page

The Fourth quarter GDP numbers came in this week, and then the Fed went ahead and cut rates further. That is 125 basis points in about a week.!
I have a roundup of news, related opinion and other reactions at Risk and Return.

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The Scale of the American Economy

Lee on Jan 20 2008 | Filed under: Economics, Lee's Page

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I thought the map Lance posted from the other day (originally from Strange Maps), which expressed the GDP of foreign countries as US states, based on their approximate equivalent GSP, was a pretty interesting visualization. However, I got to thinking what the same exercise might produce if the big boys were projected onto [...]

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A Medallion for Monsters

Lee on Jan 20 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web

You have to love the poll Common Sense & Wonder is running in its sidebar. The question is who will receive the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize. C&W has some damningly convincing candidates for the Norwegian Nobel Committee too: Hugo Chavez, Cindy Sheehan, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Noam Chomsky, Kim Jong-Il, Robert Mugabe and Fidel Castro. Given the [...]

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Other Countries GDP’s as US States

Lance on Jan 18 2008 | Filed under: Developmental economics, Economics, Lance's Page

From Strange Maps:

This is quite an education. Click for a larger image.
Although the economies of countries like China and India are growing at an incredible rate, the US remains the nation with the highest GDP in the world – and by far: US GDP is projected to be $13,22 trillion (or $13.220 billion) in 2007, [...]

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Germany in the Black…for Now

Lee on Jan 16 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web

Germany has finally balanced its budget after 38 years of failure. The cause is an export driven 2006-2007 boom. What constitutes an economic boom in Germany these days? 2.5% annual GDP growth. Quite a decline by the standard of West German booms. One wonders whether Thatcher’s concerns about the economic impact of a reunified Germany [...]

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