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Hello Deflation

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The CPI increase was its lowest since 2010. But in September, demand for electric power, a "bellwether for China economic activity," fell 8.4% In September, eleven of fifteen European Union members experienced lower goods prices, and the latest quarter-over-quarter Eurozone growth in real GDP is zero. in September.

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The EU Needs to Make Sure Continental Countries Don’t Exit

Harvard Business Review

It predicts that the UK’s GDP will be significantly lower in 2030 — its central estimate is 6% — as a result. Consider, first of all, that Britain is not the power it used to be. It accounts for less than 4% of world GDP, and closer to 2% in purchasing power parity terms.

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Languages Your Company Should Speak (But Has Never Heard)

Harvard Business Review

Back in 2003, Mark Davies carried out an important analysis of gross domestic product (GDP) by language use. He found that speakers of English and Chinese had the most purchasing power, followed by other languages used within major world economies, such as Japanese, Spanish, and Russian. of the world''s GDP. of the world''s GDP.

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Promoting Entrepreneurship in Vulnerable Economies

Harvard Business Review

Foreign aid, which can account for to up to 97 percent of a nation's GDP, is neither a long-term nor a sustainable solution to help the citizens of these fragile countries. Boosting SME growth has the power to diversify economies and make them far less vulnerable to sector-specific shocks and fluctuations in private capital flows.

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China, America, and Copycat Economics

Harvard Business Review

In the second quarter of 2011, China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 9.5%. pace in the first quarter of 2010. From the vantage point of many in the United States, where optimistic estimates of GDP growth continue to be cut and now hover around 2%, it seems that the Chinese "problem" is a nice one to have.

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Warning Signs from the Chinese Stock Market

Harvard Business Review

Since November of 2010, FXI has fallen off a high of $48 to a current price in the mid-$30 range and has fallen as low as $28 over the last year. After all, real GDP growth in China continues to hit rates near 10% year after year — and decade after decade! In fact, China runs huge trade surpluses with both the U.S.

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Behind China's Roaring Solar Industry

Harvard Business Review

Earlier this week, China's National Energy Administration announced its intention to add 10 gigawatts of solar power capacity in 2013 , more than twice its current level. We calculate that between 2010 and 2020, the people of China and India will have consumed goods and services worth a total of $64 trillion. trillion to $6.2