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World Bailouts and Stimulus
In: Bailout Finance Global Economy Maps Source: Ritholtz US Economy
27 Jan 2010Powerful summary from the Harvard Business Review (hardcopy apparently) via The Big Picture.
Economic Recovery Dashboard (Jan 10 ver)
25 Jan 2010One of my favorite summaries of economic indicators. If you normally find this stuff confusing you should check it out – click on any of the “historical details” to see what each indicator means and why it’s important.
Wall Street Compensation 2006-09
In: Bailout Finance Interactive Source: WSJ Stock Market US Economy
17 Jan 2010A very nice treemap presentation — you can drill down by year and company level. Clicking on a company box will bring up their own comments on compensation policies. Well done WSJ!
Overlapping Management
7 Jan 2010The overlapping memberships of 15 Fortune 500 board members. (From 2008) The site allows construction of all kinds of people-maps (bands, funerals, etc).
USA Today Economic Outlook Index (Dec 2009 version)
In: Employment Finance Housing Interactive Source: USA Today US Economy
28 Dec 2009The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”.
Economic Recovery Dashboard (Dec 09 ver)
In: Employment Finance Global Economy Housing Interactive US Economy
22 Dec 2009December update of one of my favorite summaries of economic indicators. If you normally find this stuff confusing you should check it out – click on any of the “historical details” to see what each indicator means and why it’s important.
Market Decade
In: Finance Global Economy Interactive Source: FT Stock Market US Economy
22 Dec 2009An interactive look at 10 years of global indices, bonds, interest rates, commodities, and a few key stocks.
The Misery Index
In: Employment Finance Global Economy Source: NYT Source: Ritholtz
21 Dec 2009The index adds together a country’s budget deficit, as a percentage of gross domestic product, and its unemployment rate.
Government Debt
21 Dec 2009The IMF forecasts that gross government debt among advanced economies will continue to rise until 2014, reaching 114% of GDP, compared to just 35% for developing nations. With governments struggling to rein in their finances, rating agencies are becoming increasingly twitchy; rich countries such as America and Britain are fearful of losing their hallowed triple-A status.
European Economic Weather Map
In: Emerging Markets Employment Finance Global Economy Interactive Maps Source: FT
15 Dec 2009Updated 12/14/09. Use the slider at the top to go back in time. Roll-over countries to see data.
Strategic Defaults
14 Dec 2009Homeowners who choose to default on their mortgage even though they could still pay for it.
Credit
14 Dec 2009
Historical Interest Rates
14 Dec 2009
Falling Dollar
In: Emerging Markets Finance Global Economy Source: NYT Source: Ritholtz US Economy
8 Dec 2009Who are the winners and losers? (via The Big Picture)
USA Today Economic Outlook Index (November edition)
In: Employment Finance Housing Source: USA Today Updated regularly US Economy
1 Dec 2009Updated November 24th. The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”.
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