Archive for January, 2009
EU Housing Prices
15 Jan 2009
IMF Data Mapper
14 Jan 2009The IMF has an interesting interactive mapping tool for several of it’s economic and development datasets.
Map: The World Banks’ Doing Business Reports
13 Jan 2009
Map of the Millennium Development Goals
13 Jan 2009
World Bank Data Atlas
13 Jan 2009
WEF Global Risks 2009 Report
13 Jan 2009The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2009 contains some interesting risk charts. Full report. Graphics brief. Press release.
“Freedom” down slightly in 2008
12 Jan 2009
Pension Losses
7 Jan 2009
Currency Maps
In: Global Economy Interactive Maps Source: FT Updated regularly US Economy
7 Jan 2009From FT: An interactive map that shows the relative performance of a currency against other major currencies for a range of time periods (today, 5day,. up to 1 year)
[Note: There is no direct link to the map (silly java), you have to click on the "Currency Macromap Launch now" window on this page]
A similar heatmap (with more currency coverage) is available at Oanda.com
2008 in Review
5 Jan 2009An animated calendar of major indicators, showing max and min as it goes (click on the “Next” button to run it through).
Manufacturing in Decline
5 Jan 2009
Food still in Crisis
5 Jan 2009
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