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Japan, Singapore Exports in Trouble and China is Worried
November 21st, 2011
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Econintersect: Japan is already seeing exports decline, Singapore expects a sharp contraction in 2012 and China fears a long-term global recession. These are breaking news stories from the Far East Sunday (November 20). One week ago the IMF issued a 7… more »
SF Fed: Odds of U.S. Recession Greater than 50%
November 15th, 2011
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Econintersect: According to a report from Reuters, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has issued a report that says the odds of a U.S. recession. The odds are presented in vague terms as greater than 50% by the end of 2012. The report is more o… more »
Japan’s Economy Comes to Life
November 14th, 2011
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Econintersect: The Japanese economy roared in the third quarter with a 1.5% gain in GDP from the second quarter. The 6.0% annual rate of gain marks the end of a three quarter recession, which was punctuated with a second quarter decline driven deeper b… more »
Productivity Improves Sharply in 3Q2011 to 3.1%
November 3rd, 2011
in econ_news
Econintersect: From the viewpoint of global competitiveness, productivity improved a very strong 3.1% and unit labor costs fell 2.4% in the third quarter of 2011 (quarter-over-quarter improvement).
Labor productivity, or output per hour, is calculated… more »
German Think Tanks: No Immediate Recession
November 3rd, 2011
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Econintersect: The still lingering threat of a possible Greek bond default in a less orderly fashion than agreed to by European leaders last week does not pose a situation that is anything like the Lehman Brothers collapse in September 2008. This is th… more »
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