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Growth And Shrink Factor On The Economy

19 hours ago ago from Critter Off - Deterrent

The US economy showed signs of recovery in this year s third quarter where 2.2 percent growth rate was met but failed to meet the 2.8 percent expectation. The slower growth movement is blamed at several factors. Factors such as poor consumer spending, low investment on equipments and software, decline in company spending in terms of inventory and supplies, and consumers spending less than ever. In spite of the lower rate of growth ...

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China — back once again to upward revisions of growth

10 hours ago ago from Dinocrat

As you know, China's GDP accounting and its rather consistent upward revisions in GDP estimates have been somewhat controversial. For a brief time in 2008-2009 China had forecast slower growth rates year-over-year, but this has now reversed, in part as a result of a very stimulative monetary policy . So the good news is that, even if China has cooked its books a bit , the upward trend is back. Bloomberg : China raised its 2008 growth ...

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India Sets Stage for Rate Increase as Focus Shifts to Inflation

18 hours ago ago from Asx200's Blog - CFD.net.au

( CFD.net.au Contract for Difference, Share, Forex, ETFs, Commodities Traders ) - By Cherian Thomas Subbarao yesterday said “it may be appropriate to sequence the ‘exit’ in a calibrated way” from record monetary stimulus, and told banks to set aside more cash in government bonds to restrain credit. The Reserve Bank of India also told lenders to hold more funds By Cherian Thomas Subbarao yesterday ...

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USA: At Tiny Rates, Saving Money Costs Investors

22 hours ago ago from Seniors World Chronicle

. NEW YORK, NY / The New York Times / Your Money / December 26, 2009 At Tiny Rates, Saving Money Costs Investors By Stephanie Strom Millions of Americans are paying a high price for a safe place to put their money: extremely low interest rates on savings accounts and certificates of deposit. The elderly and others on fixed incomes have been especially hard hit. Many have seen returns on savings, C.D.’s and government bonds drop to ...

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Punishing the Ant, Rewarding the Grasshopper

15 hours ago ago from Phil's Favorites - By Ilene

Punishing the Ant, Rewarding the Grasshopper Courtesy of Joshua M Brown , The Reformed Broker What the average citizen doesn t explicitly understand is that a significant part of the government s plan to repair the financial system and the economy is to pay savers nothing and allow damaged financial institutions to earn a nice, guaranteed spread. It s capitalism, I guess, but it s not to be applauded. Bill Gross, PIMCO One ...

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