This map displays unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcies, or a composite “stress index”, by county. Easy to miss: in the upper right you can change the scale of the mapping (rates, m-t-m, y-t-y). To look at data over time, click on the “monthly rates” option and a historical slider will appear at the bottom. Double click on a region to zoom in. Updated 8/2/10.
Planet Money bought a toxic mortgage asset and has been tracking it’s death spiral. It’s now almost completely dead (non-performing). In a recent article they also tried to track down the people who originally took out the mortgages.
A great monthly status board for market and economic indicators. Click on anything – the popup details are great.
Why housing prices (and the economy) are not going to recover any time soon. (via The Big Picture; earlier post)
In: Bailout Finance Housing Source: WSJ Stock Market US Economy
1 Jul 2010The WSJ looks at indicators in seven areas to gauge whether we are sliding back into recession. Related article.
One of my favorite summaries of economic indicators. Click on any of the “historical details” to see what each indicator means and why it’s important.
The Planet Money blog at NPR bought their very own mortgage based toxic asset a few months ago (and named it “Toxie”). Not surprisingly, it’s not performing very well. The related articles are worth a read if you want a solid, simple explanation of how this stuff works.
In: Employment Finance Housing Interactive Stock Market US Economy
23 Apr 2010One of my favorite summaries of economic indicators. Click on any of the “historical details” to see what each indicator means and why it’s important.
The map displays unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy, or a composite “stress index”, by county. Easy to miss: in the upper right you can change the scale of the mapping (rates, m-t-m, y-t-y). To look at data over time, click on the “monthly rates” option and a historical slider will appear at the bottom. Double click on a region to zoom in; click & hold to move around, point at a county for popup detail.
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