That's Interesting
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Bullard: A Year in Review
05th December, 2019Key Policy Presentations from St. Louis Fed President James Bullard
External Link: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2019/november/bullard-year-review -
Did NAFTA Shift Car Making to Other Countries?
19th November, 2019“Focusing only on the U.S.’s rising trade deficit in vehicles provides an incomplete picture”
External Link: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2019/november/nafta-result-shifting-car-marking-other-countries -
Big name fashion labels move manufacturing out of China
13th November, 2019“Since the start of Donald Trump’s presidency, famous brand names such as Uniqlo, Levi’s, Crocs, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger have moved their entire manufacturing base out of China. Politics is not the only factor . . . But there is no doubt Trump sped up their departure.”
External Link: https://www.inkstonenews.com/business/big-name-fashion-labels-move-manufacturing-out-china/article/3036219 -
RBA Speech: Housing and the Economy
07th November, 2019Address by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the CFA Societies Australia Investment Conference
External Link: https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/pdf/sp-dg-2019-10-17.pdf -
The Impact of Robots on the U.S. Labor Market
07th November, 2019“This post is the second in a two-part series on the impact of robots on the workplace and the labor force.”
External Link: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2019/november/impact-robots-us-labor-market -
The Rise of Robots in the Workplace
07th November, 2019“This post is the first in a two-part series on the impact of robots on the workplace and the labor force.”
External Link: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2019/november/rise-robots-workplace -
Emergency German banknote designs
22nd October, 2019“During the first world war and the ensuing economic crisis, many German towns issued notgeld, or emergency money, to combat cash shortages. The designs range from local fairytales and legends to political messages.”
Some fantastic designs pictured in this online gallery, especially one issued by the Braunschweig public transport authority in 1921.
External Link: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2019/sep/28/emergency-cash-german-banknote-designs-in-pictures -
Has Australia Really Had a 28-Year Expansion?
08th October, 2019“This discrepancy between the growth rate of per capita GDP and the growth rate of GDP implies that population growth has been a key factor for Australia’s economic expansion. A rising population increases the size of the economy, and therefore total output increases, which is reflected in the level of GDP.”
External Link: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2019/september/australia-28-year-expansion -
Do Yield Curve Inversions Predict Recessions in Other Countries?
09th September, 2019“In this blog post, we examine the yield curve for six countries with some of the largest advanced economies in the world: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, the US”
External Link: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2019/august/yield-curve-inversions-predict-recessions-other-countries -
St Louis Fed: Who Are the U.S.’s Largest Trade Partners?
08th September, 2019“In this post, we examine the U.S.’s overall trade deficit, as well as the trade balance with respect to major U.S. trading partners.”
External Link: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2018/november/who-us-largest-trade-partners