Ian Campbell

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• United States: November Net Trade Deficit Higher

  Published 15 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  The U.S. November net trade deficit grew to $48.7 billion, up by 16% from October. This resulting from the difference between imports and exports of…

• France, Germany: Barely Positive Q3 GDPs, Outlook Negative

  Published 16 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  An article November 15 reported: France and Germany each saw GDP growth of only 0.2% in the quarter ended September 30; Germany's economy is likely…

• Eurozone: Back in Technical Recession, Economist Poll Results

  Published 16 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  A poll of over 70 economists is reported as saying the Eurozone's just announced (yesterday) return to technical recession (two consecutive quarters of declining GDP)…

• United States - Grover Norquist, Only in America!

  Published 15 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Multiple articles each day now expend ink, paper, and computer screen space that discuss the U.S. 'fiscal cliff' and its possible ramifications, almost as if…

• Japan's GDP Negative, Japan Now in Technical Recession

  Published 13 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Economists define recession as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth - or better said, two consecutive quarters of GDP decline. Japan may qualify at…

• Greece - Debt:GDP Ratio Reduction Timing

  Published 13 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  An article today reports on an apparent disagreement that arose last night between Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the Eurogroup of Finance Ministers, and Christine Lagarde,…

• Greece Bailout Payment - Not Next Week?

  Published 09 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  It has now been reported that for logistical reasons it is very unlikely Greece will be able to draw down on further bailout funds before…

• Canada to Follow U.S. Into 'Fiscal Cliff' Recession

  Published 08 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Jim Flaherty, Canada's Finance Minister, is reported as having said yesterday that if the America hits the so-called fiscal cliff on December 31 Canada will…

• Globalization - What Has It Really Meant To Trade, Jobs and Recovery

  Published 06 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  This is a commentary you might consider passing on to your children, grandchildren, and friends with children and grandchildren. It speaks specifically to what jobs…

• United States Jobs Report and Hourly Earnings

  Published 05 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  While on Friday the U.S. Jobs Report said that 171,000 net new jobs were created in October, that report which you can access here, and…

• Canada's Job Market Tightens in October, What Does That Portend

  Published 05 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  An article Friday reported that in October Canada added only a net 1,800 jobs when economists had been expecting a net gain of 10,000. This…

• U.S. October Jobs Report

  Published 02 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The U.S. Labor Department reported this morning that the U.S. economy added 171,000 jobs in October, but that the unemployment rate increased to 7.9% from…

• U.S. Consumer Confidence Reported To Have Risen Further in October

  Published 02 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  U.S. consumer confidence has just been reported as having risen in October to its highest level since early 2008. What is wrong with this picture…

• Economic Forecasting - How Credible?

  Published 01 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  A recent article that uses a recent Goldman Sachs analyst forecast on China's long-term growth rate as a bridge to discuss the methodologies employed by…

• United States Fiscal Cliff - Think Hard About It Now and on November 6

  Published 31 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  An article last Friday says that the tax hikes and spending cuts that will result after December 31 if Congress does not take action to…

• Spain: Continuing Economic Deterioration, No Bailout Request Yet

  Published 31 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Spain's National Statistics Institute said Monday that retail sales fell 11% year/year in September, and the Bank of Spain last week said it expected that…

• The U.S. Consumer and the 'Right Question'!Progress

  Published 18 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  U.S. surveys suggest that U.S. consumer confidence is up, U.S. retail sales are reported to have been up year/year in both August and September, and…

• Moody's Decides Not to Downgrade Spain's Sovereign Debt Further - Market Reaction Interesting

  Published 18 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  It was reported yesterday the Moody's Investors Service has elected to leave its Spain sovereign debt rating at one credit rating level above 'junk', with…

• U.S. August Net Trade Deficit Reported at U.S.$44.2 Billion

  Published 17 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The U.S. August net trade deficit has now been reported at U.S.$44.2 billion, with both imports and exports falling, but exports falling by a greater…

• How Worried Should One Be About the Financial Markets?

  Published 17 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  For one man's view on current financial markets risks, you might want to read a comparatively short article titled How Worried Should You Be About…