The outlook for economic growth has begun to look favourable as stocks and commodities rose following a string of reports of rebound in the labour market, service sector and housing. This growth has created optimism for the strengthening of the world’s largest economy.
The U.S labour department reported on Friday April 2nd that employers added 162,000 [...]
Author Archives: Sean Bejaimal
Optimism, A Wonderful Thing for the Economy
Posted on April 14, 2010 – 7:06 PM
The Deficit Phobia
When economies fall into recession it appears that governments have only one choice but to let their budget deficits widen. Deficits in several countries have increased tremendously during the economic crisis of the past 18 months. The world’s leading economic powers had to pump trillions of dollars into the global economy to prevent collapse and [...]
Posted on March 16, 2010 – 4:19 PM
Making Room For A New Superpower
The People’s Republic of China is one of the fastest and largest growing economies in the world. Since the introduction of market-base economic reforms in 1978, China has chartered the course to becoming one of the world’s largest exporter, importer and fastest growing economy. The nation has been able to lead the global economic recovery, [...]
Posted on February 15, 2010 – 3:05 PM
The Continual Fight With Deflation
Japan has had a continual history of deflationary struggles. The 1990s are often referred to as Japan’s “Lost Decade” because of its 10 year struggle with falling prices. The Lost Decade followed the Japanese asset price bubble burst in the late 1980s. A combination of incredibly high land values and low interest rates led to [...]