This is the table that accompanies the weekly economic review article at Global Economic Intersection – and is a summary of the analysis, investing and opinion articles published this week.  See the weekly economic summary article:  Solutions Wanted to Stabilize Housing Market

Weekly Economic Release Scorecard:

Item	Headline	Analysis
Global Markets		John Lounsbury analyzes the declines in Global Markets
July Retail Sales	Up 0.5%	When sales are adjusted for inflation and proper methodology is applied – sales are down
June Business Sales	Up 0.4%	Sales are down month-over-month
August Michigan Sentiment	Down Sharply	Now at the lowest level since May 1980
June Trade Balance	Growing	Exports suggest softening global economy
China Costs		Waiching Li explains why Chinese products cost more in China than on USA Main Street
June JOLTS (BLS)		This report shows poor expansion dynamics for jobs growth
June Wholesale Sales	Expanding	No sign of recession at wholesale level. Inconsistent with most other indicators.
July Diesel Fuel Index		Possibly, this index may be signalling a bottom to the contraction.
Sovereign Credit Ratings		Elliott Morss looks at ratings methodology and suggests where to invest.
July Rail Counts	Less Good	Rail traffic is continuing to deteriorate – and foretells a slowing economy
Unemployment Rate		Two methods of deriving unemployment give drastically different results.
Home Prices		Scott Sambucci’s shows autumn home price contraction is starting w/o achieving 2010 peak levels.
USA		Frank Li reviews his climb from a Chinese immigrant to his fulfilling the American Dream
USA Child Poverty		Pavlina Tcherneva: USA has worst child poverty of any industrialized country – and offers solutions.
PIIGS Crisis		Dirk Ehnts questions if the IMF understands the EU.
USA Debt		Derryl Hermanutz argues non-debt money can save the economy
USA Debt Fraud		Roger Erickson argues debt is not bad, and current solutions to solve the deficit will kill the economy.
Global Depression		Sanjeev Kulkarni hopes the solution to the terrible global economy is not WW III
USA Budget Deficit		Elliott Morss gives alternatives to Debt Ceiling compromise.
$VIX		Doug Short compares current market volatility to 2008.
Oil Prices		Andrew Butter suggests the market has lost sight of the equilibrium price
Recession Odds		Jeff Miller looks at chance of a recession – and gives investing thoughts.
USA’s 04Aug Market Selloff		Shah Gilani says selloff was an inevitable result of investors watching economic fundamentals before earnings. reports
USA Debt Downgrade		David Grandey: how to handle market correction that he believes was induced by debt downgrade.