Japan: Another Reason for Soaring Public Debt – Inability to Admit Trend Growth Has Declined
Figure 1: Japanese Capital Stock (Trend) and Working Age Population Growth (% y-o-y)
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US: Would a Return to a Gold Standard Help?
Figure 1: US GDP Growth and Inflation During and Outside Gold Standards
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UK: 2012 Outlook – Deleveraging and Stagnation
The UK economy faces another difficult year in 2012, with continued emphasis on balance sheet repair after the surge in private and public debt of recent years. The drag from…
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Sovereign Debt Crisis: Where Do We Stand?
Chart 1: Budget Consolidation - A Mixed Picture 2011 budget deficit in % of GDP, some figures own estimate, Portugal: Deficit ratio 1.8% lower thanks to one-off effect
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A Sino-US Trade War: An Outcome to be Avoided
Figure 1: China's Shifting Weight of Reliance to the G3 as an Export Market
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Greek Devaluation: Is It Such a Good Idea?
Chart 1: Devaluations Are Not Compelling for Growth
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Global Economy: Relapsing into Recession?
Downside risks to global growth have risen markedly. We take a look at the factors which in the past tended to lead to a recession. Since the classical causes do…
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United States: AmericA
Standard and Poor (S&P) ended a 70-year tradition and stripped the US government of its triple-A credit rating on August 5, claiming the recent deficit-reduction deal doesn’t go far enough…
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Japanese Yen: Action Against Appreciation
Figure 1: Macroeconomic effects of a weaker yen, stronger share prices, lower yields
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