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• Brits Get Rich in China
  Review of a fascinating documentary that follows 3 British entrepreneurs as they go to China to seek their fortunes
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 28 May 2011
  Japan CPI, Japan International Trade, US Consumer Sentiment, US Mutual Fund Flows, emerging markets monetary policy review
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 22 May 2011
  EU CPI, UK CPI, Commodities, Japan GDP, monetary policy review
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 14 May 2011
  EU GDP, Germany GDP, France GDP, US CPI, monetary policy review
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 7 May 2011
  US PMI, China PMI, US nonfarm payrolls, New Zealand employment, monetary policy review
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 23 Apr 2011
  BRIC inflation, BRIC GDP, BRIC stocks, BRIC monetary policy, monetary policy review [BRIC Focus]
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 16 Apr 2011
  China GDP, Inflation, retail sales, industrial production, lending growth [China Focus]
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 9 Apr 2011
  US PMI, G7 inflation, G7 unemployment, G7 GDP, monetary policy review
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 26 Mar 2011
  US GDP, French GDP, NZ GDP, UK CPI, emerging market monetary policy tightening
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 19 Mar 2011
  Global Inflation Focus and Global Monetary Policy
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 12 Mar 2011
  China Economic Data and Global Monetary Policy
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 6 Mar 2011
  China PMI, US PMI, Australia GDP, US nonfarm payrolls, Monetary Policy
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 26 Feb 2011
  UK GDP, German GDP, US consumer sentiment, US house prices, monetary policy
  
• US Housing and Confidence Update - 23 Feb 2011
  Things are improving, albeit gradually...
  
• Economic Calendar - 21 Feb 2011
  Economic calendar: US housing market, GDP, Japan
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 19 Feb 2011
  China CPI, China trade, US inflation, UK inflation, Monetary Policy
  
• Economic Calendar - 10 Jan 2011
  Economic calendar:  Inflation, Industrial Production, ECB, BoE
  
• China International Trade Review - December 2010
  A look at the full year trade stats for China
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 8 Jan 2011
  US PMI, US nonfarm payrolls, US mutual fund flows, EU economy, Monetary Policy
  
• Economic Calendar - 2 Jan 2011
  Economic calendar:  US, EU PMI, nonfarm payrolls, EU data
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 1 Jan 2011
  China PMI, US house prices, US consumer confidence, France GDP, Japan inflation and unemployment
  
• Economic Calendar - 26  December 2010
  Economic calendar:  Japan data, US data
  
• New Zealand Q3 GDP - The Details
  Analysis on the GDP results and outlook for NZ
  
• Economic Calendar - 19 December 2010
  Economic calendar:  NZ GDP, US/UK GDP, Bank of Japan
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 18 December 2010
  US CPI, EU CPI, Japan Tankan, US housing starts, monetary policy
  
• Japan Tankan Weakens - Double Dip?
  The Tankan fell, so what does it mean?
  
• China Economic Update - 12 December 2010
  China Update: inflation, economic outlook, policy moves
  
• Economic Calendar - 12 December 2010
  Economic calendar:  China data, US FOMC, US CPI, Japan Tankan
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 11 December 2010
  China trade, US trade balance, US consumer credit, Australia jobs, monetary policy
  
• RBA holds cash rate at 4.75%
  The RBA held, and will likely stay put for a while
  
• China Jobs Market - Going Gangbusters?
  An analysis of the recent Manpower China employment outlook report
  
• Economic Calendar - 5 December 2010
  Economic calendar: monetary policy - CAD, AUD, NZD, GBP; China property and trade data, EU industrial production
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 4 December 2010
  US PMI, China PMI, Australia GDP, US housing and confidence, US nonfarm payrolls
  
• China and US PMI Review
  Review of the November PMI results from US and China
  
• Economic Calendar - 28 November 2010
  Economic calendar: Aus GDP, CAD GDP, CHF GDP, EU GDP, China PMI, US PMI, and more...
  
• New Zealand Markets - Worth a Look?
  A review of the New Zealand dollar and stock market
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 27 November 2010
  US GDP, UK GDP, Canada CPI, Japan CPI, emerging markets monetary policy
  
• Japan Update - 25 Nov 2010
  Japan update: Japan exports, imports, Nikkei, and JPY
  
• Economic Calendar - 14 November 2010
  Economic calendar: Japan GDP, monetary policy minutes, industrial production, CPI, retail sales
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 13 November 2010
  China Economic Update - what's been going on in China?
  
• Economic Calendar - 7 November 2010
  Economic calendar: China China China, EU GDP, G20 Summit, trade data, and industrial production
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 6 November 2010
  China PMI, US PMI, Monetary policy reviews, US nonfarm payrolls, New Zealand employment
  
• Economic Calendar - 1 November 2010
  Economic calendar: monetary policy mayhem, PMI from China, US, and US nonfarm payrolls
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 30 October 2010
  US GDP, UK GDP, US housing and confidence, Monetary Policy, Japan data
  
• Economic Calendar - 25 October 2010
  Economic calendar: US, UK GDP, Japan data, Bank of Japan, RBNZ, China index, US housing and confidence
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week: China Economic Outlook
  China GDP, inflation, interest rates, retail sales, income, lending growth
  
• Economic Calendar - 17 October 2010
  Economic calendar: China monthly & quarterly data, bank of canada, G-20 summit, CPI, monetary policy meeting minutes
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 16 October 2010
  China trade, US trade, EU & US inflation, US consumer sentiment
  
• China International Trade Review - September 2010
  What are the strategic implications of the September quarter trade results from China?
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 9 October 2010
  Monetary Policy decisions, US NMI, US consumer credit, US non-farm payrolls, Australian employment
  
• Economic Calendar - 4 October 2010
  Economic calendar: monetary policy RBA, BoJ, BoE, ECB, Employment USD, AUD, CAD, IMF Meetings...
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 2 October 2010
  China PMI, Japan Tankan, US PMI, US housing and confidence, Japan employment and inflation
  
• Economic Calendar - 26 September 2010
  Economic calendar: US/UK GDP, China/US PMI, Japan Tankan, Japan data, and more...
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 18 September 2010
  Monetary Policy, US consumer spending, US CPI, UK CPI, Commodities
  
• RBNZ Holds OCR at 3.00%, Notes Earthquake Impact
  Reserve Bank of New Zealand interest rate review
  
• Japan Update - The Yentervention
  Japan intervened in the currency markets today
  
• China Update - August 2010 Data
  Inflation, consumer spending, industrial production, international trade, lending growth
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 4 September 2010
  Brazil GDP, India GDP, Australia GDP, China PMI, US PMI
  
• Economic Calendar - 30 August 2010
  Economic calendar: Canada/Australia/EU GDP results, China/US PMI, ECB, US nonfarm payrolls
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 28 August 2010
  German GDP, US GDP, US existing home sales, US consumer sentiment, Japan trade situation
  
• Economic Calendar - 23 August 2010
  Economic calendar: De, UK, US GDP, Japan data, monetary policy symposium
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 20 August 2010
  Japan GDP, Taiwan GDP, US industrial production, US PPI, EU CPI
  
• Welcome to the Muddle Ages of the Recovery
  Welcome to the Muddle Ages of the post great recession recovery
  
• Economic Calendar - 16 August 2010
  Economic calendar: Japan GDP, Inflation, Aussie election
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 14 August 2010 - China Focus
  China: industrial production, PMI, retail sales, CPI, inflation expectations, money supply, lending growth
  
• China International Trade Review
  Review of the July trade numbers from China
  
• Economic Calendar - 9 August 2010
  Economic calendar: China data, US Japan monetary policy, EU GDP
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 7 August 2010
  China PMI, US PMI, monetary policy, NZ employment, US employment
  
• Economic Calendar - 2 August 2010
  Economic calendar: PMI, monetary policy, employment
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 31 July 2010
  US GDP, South Korea GDP, US housing market, Japan labour market and deflation, New Zealand monetary policy
  
• RBNZ raises OCR to 3%, signals go-slow
  RBNZ is on the monetary policy normalisation path
  
• US Housing and Confidence Update
  Things aren't great, and probably wont be for a while
  
• Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance
  Presenting the Econ Grapher Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance. Just hit 35 entries, want to see more? ...
  
• Economic Calendar - 26 July 2010
  Economic calendar: US GDP, CPI updates, RBNZ, Japan
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 24 July 2010
  UK GDP, Canada interest rates, US Housing market
  
• Economic Calendar - 19 July 2010
  Economic calendar: UK GDP, Bank of Canada, US housing market
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 17 July 2010
  The two economic juggernauts; China and US
  
• Economic Calendar - 12 July 2010
  Economic calendar: Inflation, China, Industrial Production, Confidence
  
• China International Trade Review
  Review of the trade numbers from China
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 10 July 2010
  A global perspective on the recovery
  
• RBA interest rate decision
  RBA holds, watches the world
  
• Economic Calendar - 5 July 2010
  Economic calendar: PMI, monetary policy, employment, industrial production
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 4 July 2010
  Data points to a hard road to recovery
  
• US PMI - Double Dip on it's way?
  US PMI results significantly down in June
  
• China Update: PMI
  Chinese PMI further disappoints; what does it mean?
  
• US Housing and Confidence Review
  US consumer confidence fell, but it's not panic time yet
  
• Economic Calendar - 28 June 2010
  Economic calendar: confidence, PMI, employment, and others...
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 26 June 2010
  NZ GDP, US consumer sentiment, Canada CPI, Japan CPI, Japan trade, Yuan
  
• New Zealand Economy: Onwards and Slightly Upwards
  New Zealand GDP and current account data analysed
  
• Economic Calendar - 21 June 2010
  Economic calendar: GDP, CPI, Trade balances, and more...
  
• China Announces Yuan Flexibility
  China announces a change to the yuan policy
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 19 June 2010
  Industrial production, commodity prices, inflation, monetary policy reviews
  
• Economic Calendar - 14 June 2010
  Economic calendar: industrial production, inflation, monetary policy, and more
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 11 June 2010
  Brazil GDP, China trade, China retail sales, US consumer credit, monetary policy
  
• Monetary Policy Wrap-up 11 June 2010
  Decisions from New Zealand, Brazil, EU, and UK
  
• The 3-Tiered Economic Recovery: A Stock Index Survey
  I play with the idea of a 3-tiered economy i.e. a formalised, simplified recognition of an uneven recovery...
  
• Economic Calendar - 7 June 2010
  Economic calendar: RBNZ, BoE, ECB, China data, US data, trade
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 5 June 2010
  Australia, India, Canada GDP, monetary policy update, and US nonfarm payrolls
  
• US PMI: Manufacturing and Services- where to from here?
  Both indices point to expansion, but what's up?
  
• Indian GDP Growth Surges
  Indian economy grew 8.6% in Q1
  
• Canada - first G7 to raise interest rates
  Bank of Canada increased rates 25bps to 0.50%
  
• China Update: PMI
  Chinese PMI disappoints; what does it mean?
  
• RBA interest rate decision
  RBA pauses neutral policy rate on Europe concerns
  
• Economic Calendar - 31 May 2010
  Economic calendar: Aus GDP, Canada GDP, interest rate, US nonfarm payrolls, China PMI
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 29 May 2010
  US GDP, US consumer confidence, Japan unemployment, deflation, exports, New Zealand trade
  
• Economic Calendar - 24 May 2010
  Economic calendar: UK, US GDP, Japan trade, deflation, unemployment
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 22 May 2010
  Japan GDP, Mexico GDP, Taiwan GDP, EU CPI, US CPI
  
• Economic Calendar - 17 May 2010
  Economic calendar: Japan GDP, US, UK, EU Inflation
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 15 May 2010
  Malaysia GDP, Russia GDP, EU GDP, US trade balance, Aus employment
  
• Quick Update on EU GDP numbers
  A review of the EU Q1 2010 GDP figures
  
• China Economic Outlook: Monthly Update
  China data: inflation, retail sales, industrial production, lending, money supply
  
• China International Trade Review
  Review of the trade numbers from China
  
• Economic Calendar - 10 May 2010
  Economic calendar: EU GDP, China stats, BoE review, Euro crisis updates, consumer spending
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 8 May 2010
  US consumer credit, nonfarm payrolls, Australasian trade, New Zealand employment, China PMI and monetary policy
  
• ECB Holds fire on fiscal challenges
  A review of the ECB monetary policy statement
  
• New Zealand Shows Sharp Surprise Employment Growth
  NZ unemployment rate dropped from 7% to 6%
  
• US PMI: Manufacturing Leads, But to Where?
  Review of the US manufacturing and non manufacturing PMI
  
• Aussie Monetary Policy Update
  The RBA increased the interest rate by 25bps but signaled pause
  
• Economic Calendar - 3 May 2010
  Economic calendar: PMI, monetary policy, employment stats
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 1 May 2010
  US GDP, Korea GDP, US housing vs confidence, Japan, monetary policy review
  
• Russia drops refi 25bps to 8% to boost lending
  Review of Russian economy and interest rate decision
  
• Brazil lifts selic 75bps to 9.5% - steps up stimulus exit
  Review of the Brazilian economy and interest rate decision
  
• RBNZ Rate decision review
  A review of New Zealand monetary policy
  
• US House Prices and Consumer Confidence
  A review of the Case Shiller Index and Consumer confidence
  
• Korean Economy Continues Strong Rebound
  South Korea GDP results show promising signs
  
• Economic Calendar: US GDP, Fed, and Housing
  Economic calendar for week starting 26 April
  
• OECD Economies: GDP Status Check
  A unique approach, heat map of GDP growth
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week: Inflation Risks Rising
  UK GDP, CPI, Canada interest rate, CPI, US PPI, NZ CPI
  
• IMF: Recovery Stronger than expected but speed varies
  A review of the IMF World Economic Outlook
  
• New Zealand Inflation Snapshot
  New Zealand Q1 inflation review
  
• Economic Calendar: IMF Takes the Spotlight
  IMF, G10, UK GDP, monetary policy, inflation
  
• Top 5 Graphs: US Sees Positive Signs, But How Positive?
  US trade, CPI, retail sales, industrial production, sentiment
  
• Top 5 Graphs: China Grows and Face Challenges
  China sees further growth but challenges surface
  
• New Zealand Retail Sales and Home Loan Approvals
  New Zealand home loan approvals data and retail sales
  
• Economic Calendar - 12 April 2010
  China GDP, CPI, US CPI, EU CPI, industrial production
  
• China Trade Review - March Deficit
  China reported the first monthly deficit in 6 years
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 10 April -2010
  The theme is growth, inflation and monetary policy
  
• BoE, ECB Hold Rates, Monitor Closely
  Bank of England and European Central Bank decisions
  
• Japan Holds Rates, Faces Critical Challenge of Deflation
  Japan holds the rate at 0.10%, faces challenges...
  
• Reserve Bank of Australia Increases Interest Rates 25bps
  RBA increased rates again as inflation and growth rebound
  
• Economic Calendar - 5 April 2010
  It's monetary policy time again...
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 3 April -2010
  China PMI, Japan Tankan, Japan trade, EU unemployment & cpi, US nonfarm payrolls
  
• Sourcing Economic Data
  A review of some of the best sources of economic data
  
• US PMI Shows Improvement in US Economy
  Analysis of the March US PMI figures
  
• US Housing and Confidence Review
  US house prices and consumer confidence review
  
• Economic Calendar - 29 Mar 2010
  A preview of the events and releases in the week ahead
  
• New Zealand Economic Recovery Grows
  Some analysis of the NZ GDP figures for Q4 2009
  
• New Zealand Current Account to Widen in 2010
  Analysis and outlook of New Zealand Current Account
  
• Economic Calendar - 22 Mar 2010
  A preview of the events and releases in the week ahead
  
• Economic Calendar - 15 Mar 2010
  A preview of the events and releases in the week ahead
  
• NZ Retail Sales Improve Thanks to Autos
  NZ retail sales show a slowly improving economy
  
• US Retail Sales: February Surprise
  US retail sales surprise to the upside in Feb
  
• China Inflation Ticking Upwards
  China's CPI is ticking up, is a rate move near?
  
• Australian Employment Numbers
  A review of the recent Aussie employment data
  
• China International Trade Review
  China exports, imports, and trade surplus review
  
• Greater China Currencies - BIS Indexes
  Chinese Yuan, Taiwan Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar, US dollar
  
• US Consumer Credit Update
  US Consumer Credit Growth
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 6 March 2010
  Canada GDP, Australia GDP, US PMI, US NMI, Monetary Policy
  
• Playing The Prediction Markets
  Trading binary options and reading prediction markets
  
• Lending, Saving, Spending - A Tale of US deleveraging
  US lending growth, US personal savings rate
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 28 Feb 2010
  US GDP, UK GDP, South Africa GDP, Taiwan GDP, Thailand GDP
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 20 Feb 2010
  Japan GDP, UK Retail Sales, UK CPI, US CPI, US monetary policy
  
• BIS Economists on "The Future of Public Debt"
  Review of a recent BIS conference paper on trends in public debt
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 13 Feb 2010
  EU GDP, US Retail Sales, China CPI, China trade, Australian employment
  
• Social Media For Economists: Part 2
  Publishing and Promoting
  
• Social Media For Economists: Part 1
  Connecting to Intelligent Sources
  
• How to Read GDP Reports
  Some tips for sourcing and analysing GDP data
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 6 Feb 2010
  US PMI, US nonfarm payrolls, RBA, ECB & BoE, NZ employment
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 30 Jan 2010
  US GDP, UK GDP, Korea GDP, Japan exports, inflation and unemployment
  
• IMF Revises up Global Growth Outlook
  IMF WEO, GDP growth, Inflation, Economic indicators
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 23 Jan 2010
  US PPI, UK retail sales, UK CPI, NZ retail sales, NZ CPI
  
• The Employment Challenge
  A challenge to adopt the entrepreneurial spirit
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - China
  An update on China following the big stats release
  
• Codify Too Big To Fail
  Some ideas for dealing with the TBTF problem
  
• Australian Employment - the nitty gritty details
  The finer details of Aussie jobs growth
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 16 Jan 2010
  US CPI, EU HICP, US retail sales, China trade, Australian jobs
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 10 Jan 2010
  US credit, EU unemployment, Australasian trade, UK BoE
  
• An Update on US Bank Lending
  A good snapshot of loan growth in the US
  
• Investment Ideas: Asia-Pacific Exchange Sector
  Exchanges benefit from growing economies...
  
• Are Developed Economies Fiscally Sustainable?
  Large deficits and growing debt; issues and implications
  
• Reflections on the New Zealand Economy
  The New Zealand economy has emerged from recession
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 20 Dec 2009
  Global GDP growth focus - is growth back?
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 14 Dec 2009
  Inflation focus; 2nd installment
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 19 Sep 2009
  Inflation focus
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 12 Sep 2009
  Central bank/monetary policy focus
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 6 Sep 2009
  US economy focus
  
• Top 5 Graphs of the Week - 29 Aug 2009
  US economy, Japan exports, China loan growth
  
• US Existing Home Sales - 22 Aug 2009
  US existing home sales
  
• UK Inflation - 20 Aug 2009
  UK inflation snapshot
  
• Japanese GDP Growth - 22 Aug 2009
  Japan GDP Growth
  
• EU GDP Growth - 16 Aug 2009
  EU GDP Growth
  
• EU GDP Growth - 14 Aug 2009
  EU GDP Growth