Map: Birth’s per Woman for Every Country Since 1950
Fertility rates are lower today than they were in the 1950s in virtually every on Earth
El-Erian: U.S. Trade Tactics Hold Potential for More Modern Trade System
“We may come out of this period of trade conflict with trade relationships that are modernized and less problematic”
Image of the Day: $22 Trillion National Debt
Speaking of a National Emergency
In Brief: One in Three European Smartphones Is from a Chinese Brand
Huawei’s P20 Lite phone was the best selling phone in Germany in Q3 2018
Ranking Economic Growth: Real per Capita GDP Growth in the 21st Century
One theme that has maintained true throughout our various comparisons of economic growth is just how weak the economies of Southern Europe are
The Median Age of the Population on Every Continent
Europe is the world’s oldest continent, with an median age of 42
Jim Grant: European Bond Market Is “Dead”
“Central banks have done us no favors by snuffing out the lights that guided us to sensible investment decisions”
Jeffrey Gundlach: Next Recession Will Cause ‘Extraordinary’ National Debt Problem
“The national debt would grow at around a 10% annual rate if we go into a normal average type of recession”
You’d Have to Eliminate 100% of Discretionary Spending to Halt the Growth of the National Debt
Massive growth in entitlement programs, off budget spending, and the interest expense on the national debt has reached a point where they consume 100% of tax revenue
Kyle Bass: China Is a ‘Paper Tiger’
“They’ve printed like it’s a national past-time. They’ve embarrassed the US, Japan, and Europe on the printing side”