Global Economy Archive:
Oil Speculation
19 Jun 2009THE oil market is behaving like a bucking bronco again, and politicians are once more blaming speculators for careening prices. It is difficult to assemble a definitive explanation for the rally: a weak dollar helps oil prices, but evidence for improving supply and demand remains thin. Positions held on NYMEX, the New York commodities exchange, have indeed soared.
UK Retail Property Prices
19 Jun 2009
WSJ Economist Survey (June 09 edition)
In: Employment Finance Global Economy Housing Interactive Source: WSJ Stock Market Updated regularly US Economy
18 Jun 2009Monthly interactive survey of 54 economist on a number of indicators and issues.
Crude Oil Prices 1861-2008
18 Jun 2009Some chart-junk here (raining data points? really?).
Infectious greed has another version, with historical annotations and some interesting comments:
Global Housing Prices
15 Jun 2009Obviously I’m catching up on Economist charts. here’s one on global housing prices. They include three different measures, with the 97-09 long term one probably being the most interesting. I think sparklines probably would have worked better for this.
Future Government Debt
15 Jun 2009These numbers have been making the rounds. the interesting part is the “fiscal adjustment required” to get debt to sustainable levels.
Global Oil Reserves
15 Jun 2009The Economist is getting fancy with its daily chart – this one if animated and includes audio commentary.
60 Years of Germany
14 Jun 2009(Somebody has too much time on their hands.) A graphic history of the German economy and demographics. produced by Golden. Spotted by Infographics News.
Oil Prices 1999-2008
14 Jun 2009An interesting variation on the column chart. (hat-tip to Visualizing Economics for the find). Hopping through the comments and links brought up a good discussion of the design and alternatives.
The Sinking Dollar
14 Jun 2009I generally like their simple designs, but would it kill Good to label their charts properly? (it’s national currency per dollar)
EU Elections
14 Jun 2009Two charts on the recent European parliament elections. The first one shows the election results, the second a political analysis for each country.
NAFTA Comparison
14 Jun 2009Component comparisons of North America’s economies, environment, people, and military, from Mint.
Resources by Country
14 Jun 2009
The FT 500
In: Finance Global Economy Interactive Source: FT Stock Market US Economy
29 May 2009Interactive table of top 500 companies in the world (and for US/EU/UK/Japan) by market cap. You can sort any column, filter by sector, and drill down each company to see stats and historical rankings.
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