Tag Archive: China

  1. China And The USA – Does Size Matter?

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    The World Bank recently stated that the US economy will soon be surpassed by the Chinese however, such measures are quite illusory. They work on the basis of ‘purchasing power parity’ which is not a wildly efficient measure. However strongly China’s GDP is growing and even if it does surpass that of the US, the two economies are very different in structure and economic sophistication. For example, China’s per capita income, which is a much more accurate measure of economic development, comes out as only 20% of America’s and probably only slightly ahead of that of, say, Jamaica. That is a huge difference and it will take many decades to close that chasm. (more…)

  2. The German Octopus And The World Cup

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    Paul, the German octopus oracle, did pretty well predicting outcomes of 2010 World Cup matches. Paul’s approach wasn’t too scientific and, now that he is gone, a lot of folks are turning to animal prognosticators. China has a team of baby pandas and Germany has put Nelly the elephant on the task.  (more…)

  3. The Markets

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    Behind the dark clouds of volatile markets there appears to be a silver lining. That may be hard to believe when so many are focused on whether economic weakness is due to bad weather or, well, economic weakness, but here are a few of the signs that things may take a turn for the better: (more…)

  4. The Markets

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    Was it a stutter step or have markets lost their balance? 

    Anybody who knows football can tell you a lot goes into every play. Strategy, practice, game review, and preparation all affect outcomes, as do decisions and execution during games. Many, many factors influence gains and losses on the field. Similarly, numerous issues affect the performance of stock and bond markets – a fact that became abundantly clear when pundits tried to explain last week’s market downturn. (more…)

  5. The Markets

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    If you found holiday songs or Beatles tunes humming through your head last week, it may have been your subconscious processing world and market events. 

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  6. There’s some good news and there’s some bad news….

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    The good news is the rate of global gross domestic product (GDP) growth increased during the second quarter, according to The Economist. Greater economic strength in developed countries helped push the world’s GDP 2.4 percent higher during the second quarter of 2013 as compared to the second quarter of 2012. That’s only the third time that has happened in three years. The bad news, according to The Economist, is: 

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