#economyUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutspele23 in #hive-167922 • 13 hours agoBye Jaguar, welcome (woke) Jaguar 260 cars in one month Yep, 260 cars Jaguar has sold last month, not in the UK alone, but in the entirety of Europe. That’s a market share of 0,11 %. That’s almost nothing…pele23 in #hive-167922 • 4 days agoIf you think you pay a lot of taxes in the US? Think twiceEurope’s taxation is madness Almost an average of 50 % income tax in entire Europe. And that is mostly thanks to the Czech Republic and Romania, where taxes are considerably…rose98734 in #economy • 2 days agoJapan and China sold a record amount of US Treasuries in the third quarterSo now we know why US Treasury yields were soaring in the lead up to the US Presidential elections - two huge sovereign countries, Japan and China, were dumping some of their holdings. [source](pele23 in #hive-167922 • 7 days agoRussian economy on the brink of collapse Stagflation and monster interest rates Half of the Russian companies is having the risk of going bankrupt in the next six months. The Russian economy has major problems due to…rose98734 in #economy • 4 days agoA look at the house price crash in ChinaChina’s property sector crisis started in 2021 with the default of the Evergrande Group. And Chinese house prices have continued to fall ever since. See source Akirito0922 in #hive-112018 • 6 months agoWhat is economics? II - ¿Qué es la economía? II«La curiosa tarea de la economía es demostrar a los hombres lo poco que saben realmente sobre lo que imaginan que pueden diseñar» - Friedrich Hayek Akirito0922 in #hive-167922 • 6 months agoWhat is scarcity and what are alternative uses? - ¿Qué es la escaces y que son los usos alternativos? [ENG-ESP]*«La primera lección de la economía es la escasez: Nunca hay suficiente de algo para satisfacer a todos los que lo quieren. La primera lección de la políticrose98734 in #economy • 2 months agoThe Fed's 50 bps rate cut is giving off recession vibesSo ... the long awaited interest rate cut at the Sept 18th meeting was 50 bps, rather than 25 bps like the markets expected. The last time there was an unexpected 50 bps cut…rose98734 in #economy • 2 months agoThe Fed is almost certainly going to cut interest rates next weekThe Fed has a dual mandate; low inflation and low unemployment. Sometimes the data on job gains gives you a clearer picture than the unemployment rate (which only counts those…rose98734 in #economy • 3 months agoUS Budget Deficit hits 8.1% of GDPThe only previous times budget deficits have been this high have been during severe crises - the World Wars and the Covid pandemic when the economy was shut down. Here is the…rose98734 in #economy • 3 months agoUS Payrolls are dramatically revised downThey were marked down by a whopping 818,000 for the 12 months through March or around 68,000 less each month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does make regular revisions to…rose98734 in #economy • 4 months agoUS CPI is still above targetUS CPI for the year ending June came in at 3%. down from 3.3% for May. Here is the chart: source The markets are excited because they think this means an irose98734 in #economy • 8 months agoThe decline in American inflation has stalledHeadline CPI rose to 3.2% and core CPI (which excludes energy and food) rose to 3.8%. The culprit was services, which rose strongly as suppliers passed wage costs on. Here's…rose98734 in #economy • 9 months agoCould interest rates go UP?The markets are assuming that the Federal Reserve Bank, European Central Bank, Bank of England and others will cut interest rates. In their very worst case scenario, they think…rose98734 in #economy • 9 months agoTop 10 US stocks as a percentage of the entire US stock marketPeople chat about how a handful of tech stocks dominate the US stock market, accounting for most of the market gains of the last five years. But how top-heavy has it got? Here…rose98734 in #economy • 9 months agoJapan's Nikkei Index finally exceeds it's 1990 highIt has managed to smash past the 40,000 level. Here is the chart: source So what has caused this surge? Well, in April 2023, Warren Buffet visitrose98734 in #economy • 9 months agoOPEC extends it's production cuts...to offset the surge in US-produced oil. Here is the chart comparing Saudi, Russian and US oil production: source OPEC+ consists of 22 oil-producinrose98734 in #economy • 9 months agoCarbon Prices in Europe fallCarbon Pricing was a way for the market to deal with CO2 emissions. Say Company A was energy intensive and was thus producing way more CO2 than legally permitted. Instead of…rose98734 in #economy • 9 months agoEuropean Natural Gas prices fall to 2021A big chunk of inflation in Europe was caused by a surge in natural gas prices due to the Ukraine war and the blowing up of the Russian gas pipelines in August 2022. Prior to…rose98734 in #economy • 9 months agoThe real reason US growth was so strong last quarter: the trade deficit narrowedGDP tries to measure economic activity within a country. It's a simple formula; government spending + investment (new factories/machines/tech) + household expenditure +…
