Map: Every Ten Days of the Chinese Warlord Era
The tumultuous series of revolts and civil wars that preceded Japan’s large scale invasion of China in July 1937
Map: Where Your Clothes Come from
China is responsible for roughly one-third of all clothing exports
Map: How the Most Common Job in Every American County Has Changed
In Maine, the nation’s most elderly state, healthcare and social assistance jobs now comprise the most common occupation in every single county except one
US R&D Spending Has Reached a Post War Record High
R&D spending finally broke through 3% of GDP for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2018
Mark Mobius: US-China Trade War Was Justified, Reform in China Is Needed
“I think in the long run it will be good for (the US) and for China by the way”
Mark Gordon: We Are Entering an Era of Oil Scarcity
“The shift to SUVs has completely overwhelmed the shift to EVs that we’ve seen so far”
In 1990, the Cheapest New Car Costs a Quarter of Median Income. Today It’s Nearly Half
Why CPI inflation is irrelevant to the actual cost of living
Martin Crabb: Biggest Market Risk Is Inflation
“I don’t see a high probability of it happening, but I see a lot of damage if it does”
We Aren’t Even Close to the End of Accommodative Monetary Policy
If the Fed wanted to print an equivalent amount of money as the BoJ, it would mean printing nearly twice the amount printed by every major central bank in the world since the Financial Crisis
Gundlach: ‘US Market Will Not Recover from Next Recession Within My Career’
“When the next recession comes, the United States will get crush and it will not make it back to the highs that we’re… floating around right now, probably for the rest of my career”