Saturday, 5 January 2013

The global economy


There is a whole lot of economic news and data that point the way things are going in 2013.

Thanks to Rice Farmer

Global economic news




"Suicides by economically hard-pressed Spanish individuals accentuated the Iberian nation's financial crisis as Eurozone leaders warned of more trouble ahead in 2013."


"Euro zone factories sank deeper into recession in December as new orders tumbled, business surveys showed yesterday."








"The story of how the World Bank's investment arm hands out billions in loans to wealthy tycoons and giant multinationals in some of the world's poorest places."

"India’s record current-account deficit threatens to weigh on the rupee and curb the magnitude of interest-rate cuts forecast to begin this month in support of government policies seeking faster growth."

Ah yes, gold is the enemy, isn't it? Well, at least India is being honest about it. -- RF







"South Korea’s government is moving to bar foreign shipping lines from contracts in the state-run energy sector as it supports domestic companies struggling to recover from the global downturn."

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