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Trade liberalisation and lagging regions in South Asia

econintersect.com — Infrastructure deficiencies are a leading cause of lagging economic development in some regions of South Asia. Continue reading View in Crawl 4

Trade liberalisation and lagging regions in South Asia

Weekly Economic Scorecard 11 February 2011

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Weekly Economic Scorecard 11 February 2011

Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index is Up Fractionally

econintersect.com — Consumer and small business sentiment remains at or near levels associated with the bottoms of other recent recessions. For consumers and small bus... View in Crawl 4

Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index is Up Fractionally

Did the USA Trade Balance Deficit Increase in December 2010?

econintersect.com — With crude oil increases, it should come as no surprise that the trade balance should have grown in December 2010. But some aspects are also trend... View in Crawl 4

Did the USA Trade Balance Deficit Increase in December 2010?

Wholesale Sector Continues Record Breaking Sales

econintersect.com — Unadjusted sales growth of wholesale trade sector of the economy has been up-trending steadily for the last four months. This was the best December... View in Crawl 4

Wholesale Sector Continues Record Breaking Sales

Analysis: How Wallison is Blind to Accounting Control Fraud

econintersect.com — Wallison is incorrect in claiming that there has been no significant financial deregulation in the last 30 years. There has been very little desira... View in Crawl 4

Analysis: How Wallison is Blind to Accounting Control Fraud

Diesel Consumption: Predicting the Economic Effects of the Weather

econintersect.com — Diesel consumption is down slightly MoM in January 2011, but this month's diesel usage allowed postulating the economic effects of January... View in Crawl 4

Diesel Consumption: Predicting the Economic Effects of the Weather

Exporting Jobs

econintersect.com — Free Trade is a very good thing, but free trade taken too far is destructive. Hard data shows why. Continue reading View in Crawl 4

Exporting Jobs

Rail Traffic January 2011 Up 8% YoY

econintersect.com — Rail car counts are stable with YoY improvement. But there is no clear trend line whether the YoY improvement (ie, second derivative) is growing o... View in Crawl 4

Rail Traffic January 2011 Up 8% YoY

Do Strategic Defaults Increase Consumer Spending?

econintersect.com — To quantify an answer to the title question we have to understand both the scope of the defaults/delinquencies involved and the likely behavior of ... View in Crawl 4

Do Strategic Defaults Increase Consumer Spending?

Consumer Credit Expands In December 2010

econintersect.com — Consumer Credit expanded in December 2010 - the question is whether or not the expansion was below normal. Continue reading View in Crawl 4

Consumer Credit Expands In December 2010

Is Exact Size of China GDP Really Important?

econintersect.com — The size of China's GDP is debatable and it is pointless to speculate about when China (or any other economy) might surpass the U.S. The poin... View in Crawl 4

Is Exact Size of China GDP Really Important?

BLS Employment Data Is Too Bad to Be True

econintersect.com — In a series of moves over the last two months, the BLS has dropped the unemployment rate from 9.8% to 9.0%, while adding only 157,000 jobs. Continu... View in Crawl 4

BLS Employment Data Is Too Bad to Be True

Is it Possible the Jobs Cavalry Will Ride to the Rescue?

econintersect.com — There are growing pains in the economy (employment, housing and personal income) and Joe Sixpack is at the center of all the pain. Continue reading View in Crawl 4

Is it Possible the Jobs Cavalry Will Ride to the Rescue?

ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey Improves in January 2011

econintersect.com — It is no surprise that the purchasing managers believe the service segment of the economy is expanding in January after the strong ADP data earlier... View in Crawl 4

ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey Improves in January 2011
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