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March 2013 Trade Data Filled With Ugly Numbers
Written by Steven Hansen Our analysis is worse than the ugly headlines. A quick recap to the March 2013 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported … Continue reading
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Tagged current account, exports, imports, Steven Hansen, trade, trade balance, trade deficit
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February 2013 Trade Data Suggests Economy Is Not Good
Written by Steven Hansen Our analysis is much worse than the headlines. A quick recap to the February 2013 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported … Continue reading
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January 2012 Trade Data Not Great, Not Bad Either
Written by Steven Hansen A quick recap to the January 2013 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported up month-over-month. Econintersect analysis shows a growth of … Continue reading
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December 2012 Trade Data Does Not Suggest the Economy is Strengthening
Written by Steven Hansen A quick recap to the December 2012 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported down month-over-month. Econintersect analysis shows an adjusted contraction … Continue reading
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Tagged current account, exports, imports, Steven Hansen, trade, trade balance, trade deficit
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November 2012 Trade Data Shows Economy Still Expanding
Written by Steven Hansen A quick recap to the November 2012 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported up month-over-month. Econintersect analysis shows contraction of 1.4% … Continue reading
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October 2012 Trade Data: Exports Continue Less Good Trend
Written by Steven Hansen A quick recap to the October 2012 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported down month-over-month. Econintersect analysis shows expansion of 5.3% … Continue reading
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September 2012 Trade Data: Does Not Look Pretty
Written by Steven Hansen A quick recap to the September 2012 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported up month-over-month. Econintersect analysis shows contraction of 0.6% … Continue reading
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August 2012 Trade Data: Both Imports & Exports Weak
Written by Steven Hansen A quick recap to the August 2012 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported down month-over-month. Econintersect analysis shows expansion of 0.4% … Continue reading
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Tagged current account, exports, imports, Steven Hansen, trade, trade balance, trade deficit
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July 2012 Trade Data: Exports Show Worst Growth in 2012
Written by Steven Hansen A quick recap to the July 2012 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported down month-over-month. Econintersect analysis shows growth of 2.4% … Continue reading
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June 2012 Trade Data: The Real Story Is a Major Decline In Oil Imports
Written by Steven Hansen A quick recap to the June 2012 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported down month-over-month. Econintersect analysis shows decline of 4.8% … Continue reading
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May 2012 Trade Data: Although Imports Fell Slightly, Data Good
Written by Steven Hansen A quick recap to the May 2012 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported down slightly month-over-month. Econintersect analysis shows decline of … Continue reading
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April 2012 Trade Data: Exports Indicating Slowing Global Economy
Written by Steven Hansen A quick recap to the April 2012 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported down slightly month-over-month. Econintersect analysis shows decline of … Continue reading
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Tagged current account, exports, imports, Steven Hansen, trade, trade balance, trade deficit
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Debt, Investments, and Dangerous Addictions: A Tale of Four Countries
Written by Elliott Morss In working overseas and doing research on countries, I have always been struck by striking differences and what explains them. Here, I look at four countries: China, Greece, Japan, and the US. Why these countries? The … Continue reading
Posted in International Economic data
Tagged austerity, China, current account, debt, default, deficit, Elliott Morss, Greece, Japan, smoking
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The Dance of the Weak Sisters – Part 2
Why Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain Should Leave the Eurozone
by Elliott Morss
In my last article, I argued that Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain should leave the Eurozone. Why? Because, at the € exchange rate they must accept as long as they are in it, their costs are too high. Their costs being too high means their unemployment rates will remain at unacceptable levels and their trade deficits will continue. This article takes the form of an open letter to the Presidents and Finance Ministers of these four countries. Continue reading
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Tagged currency, current account, debt, default, Elliott Morss, EU, euro, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, weak sisters
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The Dance of the Weak Sisters – Part 1
Why Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain Should Leave the Eurozone by Elliott Morss Introduction Monnet’s original conception for the European Common Market sounded sensible: as separate nations, we have little power, but together, we will be a significant global/political force. … Continue reading
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Tagged currency, current account, debt, Elliott Morss, EU, euro, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain
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What Happens If Foreign Capital Goes Home?
Won’t reduced PBoC purchases be hugely disruptive to the US economy and to the US Treasury markets?
No, they won’t. There is so much nonsense still being said about this, even by economists who should know better Continue reading
Posted in China, Economics, Trade Data
Tagged bonds, China, current account, Europe, Mexico, michael pettis, trade, trade balance, trade deficit, Treasuries
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Sea Container Traffic Deteriorated in June 2011
Econintersect’s analysis of container traffic in June 2011 shows an outright contraction year-over-year in imports – which overshadows a modest 7.4% year-over-year growth in exports. Continue reading
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Tagged containers, current account, deficit, exports, imports, Long Beach, Los Angeles, trade balance
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Money and Trading 101
When we tighten our belts, it means that we are trying to build up our savings. We do this by spending less. But spending drives our economy. Sales create jobs. So unless Obama has a secret plan to reverse three decades of current account deficits, the Government needs to loosen its belt when we tighten ours. If it doesn’t, then millions of us will lose our shirts. Continue reading
Container Traffic Continues Growth in May 2011
Container traffic through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is up 5% for imports and 5.4% for exports YoY in May 2011. This is approximately the average growth we have been seeing so far this year. Continue reading
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Tagged containers, current account, deficit, exports, imports, Long Beach, Los Angeles, trade balance
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Container Imports & Exports Grow in April 2011
Container traffic through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is up 7.2% for imports and 7.6% for exports YoY in April 2011. Economic health of a country can be tracked by following the transport of goods and materials. If the goods transport is rising, the economy is improving. Conversely when goods transport is falling, the economy is contracting.
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