Synchronized Global Cliff Diving
In: Global Economy Humor
22 Apr 2009Not really anything new statistic-wise if you’ve been paying attention, but I love Calculated Risk’s description of these charts as “synchronized global cliff diving” (originally from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook)
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