Image of the Day: Vintage Map of the Distribution of Plants
An artful map made by by A.K. Johnston and Arthur Henfrey in 1854
US Benchmark Rates Are the Highest in the G10
When growth either speeds up or slows down, the markets will realize that the policy mistakes have already been made
Map of the Day: the Rise and Fall of the French Empire
In 1920, shortly after its victory in World War I, the French Empire reaches its all time territorial maximum
Martin Armstrong: This Time It’s Governments that Are in Trouble
“It’s like Shakespeare’s play. It can be played out for hundreds of years. It’s always the same plot but the actors change”
Map of the Day: Median Age by Country
The median age across most of the Middle East, Latin America, and Southern Asia, as well as in every country in Africa, expect Tunisia, is in the twenties or teens
The US Is Witnessing the Longest Period of Continuous Job Growth Since WWII
The percentage of Americans who are working is only just now recovering to the level seen before the 2008 financial crisis
Map of the Day: the Population of Every Civilization in Europe Every Year Since 400 BC
The changing borders and population of every European civilization every year of its existence, since 400 BC
Image of the Day: Loop
‘Loop’ by Pawel Kucynski
El-Erian: US Outperforms in Any Trade Scenarios
“The question mark will be how long can the US be the good house in a challenged global neighborhood”
Currency and the Collapse of the Roman Empire
“By 265 AD, when there was only 0.5% silver left in a denarius, prices skyrocketed 1,000% across the Roman Empire”