Economics Storm Coming

 

Much has been made about the effects the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have had on the fishing and shrimping industry in the Gulf Coastal area. Accordingly, when we look at what it will take to care for retirees over long stretch, economists get worried. From Germany to Japan,

 

The custom patch industry is a lucrative business that could grow in quality, turn around time, and services offered if consumers would be willing to buy American. With the UK government’s announcement of the introduction of the Clean Energy Cash Back system, essentially a feed-in tariff designed to attract investment in the British renewable industry, controversy has raged with solar industry insiders believing tariff rates to be too low.

 

In the latest Beige Book report today, it believed that the US economy is growing, but at a decelerating pace. The Beige Book is a report on the US economy compiled eight times a year by the US Fed and is based on information from companies in the 12 Fed districts.

 

It’s time to pay attention to things like the economy, politics, and the way things are going in the world. If you’re like me (and I know I am:), But move to Africa. It takes 136 days to get approval to start a new business in Equatorial Guinea. Why? Because the country’s Prime Minister must approve all new businesses.

 

The economic concept of opportunity cost is, in the opinion of this author, one of the most versatile principles in the whole universe of thought. The concept is applicable to every action taken by a rational being living in our time continuum. The concept can be applied to policies and their consequences, and the costs can be assessed for both the intended and unintended participants.

 

American love our “stuff.” Big honkin’ TVs the size of a wall, ear splitting sound systems that rival any concert hall, nice cars,Deflation is a general decline in prices, income, and credit. Right now we are seeing all three. For the last twenty years we have spent a dime for every nickel earned, and to do this we borrowed.

 

Jobs fell in the government sector as non-farm payrolls fell 54000, while the private sector added 67000 jobs. Overall the unemployment rate rose to 9.6% in August from 9.5% in the previous month. Employment at automobile factories, which had risen by 22000 in July, fell by approximately the same in August.

 

We are moving very quickly from a world that has been driven by our U.S. based economic engine to a fully vested world-economy. We are experiencing one of the most uncertain and frightening economic times in history. The current global economic crisis has many wondering how much worse things will get and how we will all survive if it does.

 

The financial news is out and the news is not very good. Okay, it is terrible. Unemployment is still a disaster. Home sales are so slow that the numbers compare to last century, although that admittedly is only 11 years ago. Given all the bad news, the dreaded double dip is being mentioned not only as a possibility, but a probability. Well, what does that really mean from a practical point of view?

 

It is clear that knowing what happens during a recession, whether it is in a country or in the world at large, can be crucial information to have at your disposal. Yet, even before we can counter the effects of recession in our businesses, it imperative that we have a working definition of what a recession is and how it functions. Keep reading, and I’ll explain to you the basics of recession and tell you what it is – and what it’s not.