Monthly Archives: August 2024

Global Risk Monitor: Week In Review – August 30

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Chaos Theory & The Butterfly Effect | BBC

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China’s Overcapacity Problem

With electric vehicles, for instance, carmakers in Europe are already facing stiff competition from cheap Chinese imports. Factories in this and other emerging technology sectors in the West may close or, worse, never get built. – Foreign Affairs China’s economic … Continue reading

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Why Is the Japanese Yen So Volatile? | Bloomberg

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The Great China Credit Contraction

China’s collapse in foreign lending has contributed to a world of hurt and burdensome debt.   China also lent more than $1 trillion abroad, largely for infrastructure projects to be built by Chinese companies under its Belt and Road Initiative. Over … Continue reading

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Weekly Stock Performance Heat Map

Check out the big moves…

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Annual Consumer Price Inflation Below 3%

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose by 0.2% in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, reversing the 0.1% decline in June. The annual increase was 2.9%, the smallest since March 2021. The shelter index was the … Continue reading

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Real Wage Growth By Income Group

Source:  Visual Capitalist

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Global Supply Chain Showing Slack

The latest release from S&P Global regarding the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index for July underscores a marked decrease in supplier capacity utilization, falling to a four-month low not observed since April. This downturn indicates an alleviation of strains … Continue reading

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Common Myths About Work | Big Think

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