China’s Demographic Problem
28 Dec 2009The one-child policy might start to impact growth.
2010 Social Unrest
28 Dec 2009Risk of potential problems according to the Economist.
12 Days of Christmas cost $21,465.56
In: Culture Humor Interactive
23 Dec 2009The annual adding up of all those gifts in the song. (5 golden rings, 4 calling birds, etc).
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.
2009 Deaths
In: Culture Interactive
22 Dec 2009I always like the new year’s montage videos of the year in pictures & video. This is a good one of who we’ve lost this year. You can click on any picture to see a small obit.
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.
Jail Birds
22 Dec 2009Some basic facts about prisons in the United States. (via VizWorld)
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.
Vegas Hotels
In: Culture Housing US Economy
21 Dec 2009The ebbs and flows of hotels in Vegas is an interesting supply and demand demonstration (of course real estate in Vegas generally ignores those laws). (via Infectious Greed)
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.
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