Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Saturday, August 18, 2012

Another chart showing the growth in energy consumption in the developed vs developing world from 2000 to 2011. Wow!

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I just this one after the one I just previously posted. The change in energy use JUST since 2000 is quite amazing.  The BRIC countries, Br...

Nice infographic showing the growth in carbon emissions in China. We can congratulate ourselves on our efforts to reduce emissions, but does it matter?

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If you are interested in the topic of carbon emissions, this graphic is for you. It shows the changes in carbon emissions primarily in China...
Sunday, November 6, 2011

New and improved US Debt charts with China---always stunning to see how it has changed in just 10 years...

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Don't know why I like debt graphs/charts as they relate to China.  I suppose it is because of the shocking rise of it such a short perio...
Sunday, August 7, 2011

Where have all the dollars gone? Look East, young man/woman. Nice graphics showing the flow of dollars since 1991...

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A nation's stock of Foreign Currency Reserves is one way you can look at patterns of trade. The more a nation holds of a particular fore...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Where's Waldo? Likely calling a moving company to book a move to China...Need more evidence that it is in your interest to know more about China? See this graphic, graphic...

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We can choose to view China as a problem or as an opportunity. The Genie IS out of the bottle and my advice for young people is to seriously...
Saturday, May 21, 2011

While the giant slept the world moved on to eradicate poverty...We just don't get what is happening in the rest of the world.

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  Source: CSM   The world is changing rapidly and is becoming less dependent on the success of the US.  We are still very relevant ...
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Monday, May 9, 2011

Wages paid to Chinese factory workers are increasing rapidly. Does this mean a resurgence in US manufacturing? Does globalization have a natural "self-correcting" mechanism?

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The graphic below shows the rise in wages paid to the average Chinese worker in the past year. In dollar terms, the amounts are still small ...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Donald Trump will get tough with China on Trade...Hmmm...then who is going to make his signature shirts and ties?

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Donald Trump has said he will get tough with the Chinese on trade. He believes they take advantage of the US and plays us for chumps. Is he ...
Friday, January 28, 2011

Chinese cotton farmers are with-holding cotton in hopes of getting a higher price---how does this affect the Supply Curve? Shift it or Move along it?

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Timely---We are doing the basics of Demand and Supply right now in class.  In today's Wall Street Journal there is an article on Chinese...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Video of an extremely large mall in China that is virtually empty...AND the developer has plans to EXPAND!!! Gee Whizzz...

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Video of an extremely large mall in China that is virtually empty...AND the developer has plans to EXPAND!!! Gee Whizzz... A Haunting Tour...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Stairway to Heaven? Not even for God if this real estate developer has their way...

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Daily Mail: Developers demolish all the stairways of a building in bid to evict family on the seventh storey ""A furious family ...
Sunday, January 9, 2011

China's decision to restrict rare-earth minerals may affect the price of gasoline---find out how here.

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WSJ: Rare-Earth Ripple Effect Hits Gasoline Producers I don't know what the wholesale price of gasoline is and I don't know what th...
Saturday, December 18, 2010

We don't have a trade deficit with China anymore!! So why all the protectionist talk?

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Well, it has not been entirely eliminated, but is it nearly as bad as it is portrayed? As with many (most?) economic statistics, Gross Domes...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Need an excellent, concise explanation of why we have such a large trade imbalance with China? No, I did not write it, that is why it is excellent and concise...

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Here  is an excellent, concise explanation on one of the principle reasons we have such a large trade imbalance with China--a fixed versus f...
Sunday, November 21, 2010

Some jobs are saved, some may be created, and some are lost. So what is the net effect of protectionism? Yeah, I don't know either

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If a country gets into a trade spat/war with another country, it is important to remember it is a two way street.  As with any fight, the ot...
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