Tag: china

July 25, 2014 0

France Unemployment New High, Output Down 15th Month; Prices Drop 27th Month; Activity Up in Peripheral Europe; Outlook for Germany

By News Desk

Output prices down 27th month and accelerating Private sector employment down 9th month Service sector activity improved slightly Activity Picks up in Peripheral Europe Meanwhile, things improve elsewhere in Europe. The Markit European Composite report makes this headline claim: Flash PMI signals rebound in Eurozone growth but French woes persist. Eurozone economic growth rebounded in July, according to the „flash‟ estimate of Markit‟s Purchasing Managers‟ Index.

July 18, 2014 0

China vs. Japan Debt Capacity; Impact of Debt on Chinese Growth; Chinese Recovery On Paper

By News Desk

First, please consider the New York Times article Chinese Recovery On Paper . The National Bureau of Statistics in Beijing announced on Wednesday that economic growth climbed 7.5 percent in the second quarter, compared with a year earlier. But independent surveys of businesses across China show that in sector after sector, sales and confidence are still deteriorating.“All of them are pointing in the opposite direction from this supposed G.D.P