Category Archive: 5) Global Macro

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The Decline of Small Business and the Middle Class

The U.S. economy has become less entrepreneurial over time
The only way to not just survive but thrive as an entrepreneurial enterprise is to destroy fixed costs and labor overhead. It is not coincidental that the middle class and small business are both in decline.

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America’s Nine Classes: The New Class Hierarchy

Eight of the nine classes are hidebound by conventions, neofeudal and neocolonial arrangements and a variety of false choices. There are many ways to slice and dice America's power/wealth hierarchy. The conventional class structure is divided along the lines of income, i.e. the wealthy, upper middle class, middle class, lower middle class and the poor.

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Russia, Europe, and the new international order

2014-04-11

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2014-04-11

putin vs. obama
By Josef Janning – 09 Apr 14 Via the European Council of Foreign Relations. The premise of an international order defined by the West and shared by the rest has been shown to be faulty. Ever since the Soviet Union fell apart and nationalism re-emerged as a divisive as well as cohesive factor in Eastern … Continue reading...

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Krimkonflikt: Über die Gleichschaltung der deutschen Medien

2014-03-18

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2014-03-18

nato expansion endangers russia
Der Propagandakrieg in Russland, in den USA und insbesondere in Deutschland und auch in der Schweiz geht weiter. Russische Medien trichtern den Menschen ein, dass eine riesige Flüchtlingswelle von Russen aus der Ukraine stattfindet. Deutsche Medien sind gleichgeschaltet: von links (TAZ, Spiegel, Stern) bis rechts (FAZ, n-tv.de und Welt) trichtern sie den Deutschen ein, dass …

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Jeff Snider – “Ah, Pescator!”

2014-03-05

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The Italian Club of Dallas, February 28, 2014

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Labor Costs to Total Expenses, Global Comparison

social insurance labor taxes of total manufacturing, uk, switzerland, norway, japan, australia, netherlands, us, austria, spain, italy, france, sweden, brazil
The conflict between labor and capital is a long and illustrious one, and one in which ideology and politics have played a far greater role than simple economics and math.

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Ukraine: About Street-Elected Overthrowers and Democratically Elected Dictators

2014-02-23

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2014-02-23

ukraine linguistic and presidential candidates
It only needs a few years until democratically elected presidents become so-called “tyrants” and “dictators”. The bad economic situation in many emerging markets and Russia, and therefore also in Ukraine, has taken its toll. Demonstrators and Ukrainian nationalists toppled a president that has a Russian mother tongue. But Yanukovych was a protector of the country’s …

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Government and Public-Sector Employment

government public-sector employment
Government and Public-Sector Employment

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Global Purchasing Manager Indices (outdated)

Manufacturing PMIs : most leading and important economic indicators.

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2013 Posts on Global Macro

12 14 13 – Macro Analytics – 2014 Themes w/ Charles Hugh Smith

2013-12-17

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Emerging Markets and Global Oil Demand



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What Does It Take To Be Middle Class?

Percent change in real income since 1948
By standards of previous generations, the middle class has been stripmined of income, assets and purchasing power. What does it take to be middle class nowadays? A recent paper, The Distribution of Household Income and the Middle Class, used Census data to discuss what sort of income it takes to qualify as middle class, but reached no firm conclusion: people tend to self-report that they belong to the middle class based on income, but income is not...

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Japan Beats the United States in GDP Growth per Capita for Last Decade

GDP Growth per Capita in Developed Nations in the following order: Australia Sweden Germany Switzerland Netherlands Japan Canada United States France United Kingdom Ireland Spain Italy Greece

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Japan Beats the United States in GDP Growth per Capita for Last Decade

2013-11-19

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2013-11-19

GDP per Capita China India Russia Indonesia Saudi Arabia Thailand Singapore Korea, Rep. Brazil South Africa Australia Sweden Germany World Switzerland Netherlands Japan Canada United States New Zealand Norway France United Kingdom Ireland Spain Italy Greece
Mainstream economists speak of two Japanese lost decades(s) between 1990 and 2009.  Often the United States and the UK are seen as leader in growth. Some statistics might confirm this: When we look on a more subtle criteria, namely GDP growth per capita, available at the world bank, we see a different picture. China and … Continue reading...

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The Great Disinflation Continues, How Wonderful!

Great Disinflation
Recently investors moved out of bonds in the expectation that inflation will rise soon. But strangely inflation rates have continued to fall. The great disinflation continues.

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10 19 13 – Macro Analytics – DOW 20000? Part II Charles Hugh Smith

2013-10-30

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Charles-Hugh- Smith- Nearly- Free- University

2013-10-08

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Prolific author and owner of the popular alternative financial blog “Of Two Minds” Charles Hugh Smith discusses his latest book “The Nearly Free University and the Emerging Economy”With the soaring cost of higher education, has the value a college degree been turned upside down? College tuition and fees are up 1000% since 1980. Half of …

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