
Analysis Topic: Economic Trends Analysis
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Monday, January 12, 2009
Emerging Giants Russia, China, Brazil and India Looming Collapse 2009 / Economics / Emerging Markets
By: Money_and_Markets
I hope you've had a great start to your New Year! At the same time, however, I trust you are not counting on the latest holiday rally in the stock market — or the most recent incarnation of the Obama rescue package — to transform 2009 into a positive year for the economy.
The reasons: In addition to the massive wealth destruction I told you about two weeks ago and the continuing debt collapse I've been warning you about for many months now, the overseas engines of global growth are also collapsing.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Growth of Global Money Supply / Economics / Money Supply
By: Mike_Hewitt

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Monday, January 12, 2009
Credit Crisis Solutions That Should Scare The Hell Out Of You / Economics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Mike_Shedlock

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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Antole Kaletsky's Economic Crisis Solution to Tax the Savers into Spending / Economics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Mick_Phoenix

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Sunday, January 11, 2009
The Cycle of Economic Deflation During 2009 / Economics / Deflation
By: Prieur_du_Plessis

“The global financial system in 2008 experienced its worst crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Major financial institutions went bust. Others were bought up on the cheap or survived only after major bailouts. Global stock markets fell by more than 50% from their 2007 peaks. Interest-rate spreads spiked. A severe liquidity and credit crunch appeared. Many emerging-market economies on the verge of a crisis had to ask for help from the International Monetary Fund.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Obama Ups U.S. Job Creation Program to 4 Million / Economics / US Economy
By: Mike_Shedlock

President-elect Barack Obama said turning around the U.S. economy will require cutting back on some campaign promises and personal sacrifice from Americans.
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Economic Forecast 2009: Deflation, Deleveraging, and Recession / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: John_Mauldin
Forecast 2009: Deflation, Deleveraging, and the Stimulus Effect
- Muddle Through on Hold
- Lies, Damned Lies, and Government Unemployment Numbers
- Central Bankers of the World, Unite!
- Predictions 2009
Where are we headed in 2009? We will explore that in detail over the next few issues of Thoughts from the Frontline, but today we will start with some of the larger forces which will have a major impact on the economies of the world, and I will end with my usual attempt to forecast the various markets. We will look at deflation, deleveraging, the fallout from the stimulus plans (note plural), housing, consumer spending, unemployment, and a lot more. There is a lot to cover. But first two quick announcements.
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Why the Economic Stimulus Packages are Doomed to Fail / Economics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Oxbury_Research

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Friday, January 09, 2009
U.S. Unemployment Soars to 7.2%; Jobs Contract 12th Straight Month / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Mike_Shedlock

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Friday, January 09, 2009
Obama’s Inflationary Bond Market Busting Stimulus Plan / Economics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Money_Morning
When is There “Too Much” Stimulus?
Martin Hutchinson writes: The Congressional Budget Office's announcement Wednesday that 2009's budget deficit was going to be $1.19 billion - before a nickel of President-elect Barack Obama's stimulus plan has been included - raises a crucial question for the U.S. economy: Is there too much stimulus, and what effect would too much stimulus have?
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Friday, January 09, 2009
2009 Money Printing Risks Igniting Hyper-inflationary Spiral / Economics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Andy_Sutton

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Friday, January 09, 2009
U.S. Unemployment: The Great Year-End Jobs Blowout / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Oxbury_Research

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Thursday, January 08, 2009
Unintended Consequences of the 20th Century and Beyond / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: James_Quinn

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Thursday, January 08, 2009
Unemployment Claims Crash Multiple State Websites / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Mike_Shedlock
As pink slips mount, so do calls to state unemployment centers. Those calls are pouring in so fast that state unemployment claim systems are overwhelmed .
Electronic unemployment filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of thousands of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits, and other states were adjusting their systems to avoid being next.
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
Massive Jobs Contraction In Small and Medium Sized Businesses / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Mike_Shedlock

Furthermore, it is now looking likely that December will exceed November's grim total of 533,00 jobs lost. See Jobs Contract 11th Straight Month; Unemployment Rate Hits 6.7% for more details.
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Unemployment Pink Slips Mount and So Do Concerns / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Mike_Shedlock

Alcoa Inc., the world's third-largest aluminum maker, said Tuesday it will cut 13,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its work force, and slash spending and output to cope with the global economic slowdown.
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Families Start Saving; Does This Aggravate The Nation's Woes? / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Mike_Shedlock
Inquiring minds are reading Hard-Hit Families Finally Start Saving, Aggravating Nation's Economic Woes . Here are some snips from the article, followed by a rebuttal.
Rick and Noreen Capp recently reduced their credit-card debt, opened a savings account and stopped taking their two children to restaurants. Jessica and Alan Muir have started buying children's clothes at steep markdowns, splitting bulk-food purchases with other families and gathering their firewood instead of buying it for $200 a cord.
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Great Economic Paradox of Stimulus and Bailout Packages / Economics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: John_Mauldin

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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Depression 2009 The Largest Train Wreck in Economic History / Economics / Great Depression II
By: Darryl_R_Schoon
Change is a constant whether perceived or not; but only when we see it do we believe it has occurred. Then, it is too late.
The phrase, speculative bubble, is used to describe the financial tumescence that characterizes the often manic unfounded rise of asset values. The phrase, however, is inadequate for it fails to convey the destructive aftermath that follows; for such purposes, train wreck, is a better description. In 2009, the largest train wreck in economic history is about to occur.
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Monday, January 05, 2009
Fed's Supports "Experimental Approaches" to Prevent Deflation / Economics / Deflation
By: Mike_Shedlock
Nearly everyone is hopping on the Keynesian bandwagon as the urge to try something, anything, to halt this economic slide is simply overpowering.Please consider Fed's Yellen Supports ‘Substantial' Economic Stimulus . The U.S. economy faces a “serious risk” of stagnating for an extended period of time and “it's worth pulling out all the stops” on fiscal stimulus, said Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen.
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