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Living in Shanghai: Category Archive for Economics

The Chinese currency continues to appreciate - slowly still

Posted by Andrew at 6/14/2008 5:40 AM | Add Comment

While I was sleeping, the markets were not happy!

Posted by Andrew at 6/7/2008 8:12 AM | Add Comment

Dragon Boat Day Holiday Story - Picture

Posted by Andrew at 6/7/2008 6:21 AM | Add Comment

Plenty of work still to do!

Posted by Andrew at 6/6/2008 4:56 AM | Add Comment

Sorry Policy-makers, consumers "save" a one time tax break ...

Posted by Andrew at 6/2/2008 5:27 AM | Add Comment

78% of Americans believe gas will be $5 in 2009!

Posted by Andrew at 5/31/2008 7:18 AM | Add Comment

Blame Wall Street for $135 Oil - from Bloomberg.com

Posted by Andrew at 5/24/2008 6:46 AM | Add Comment

FINALS ARE UPON US! YEAH!!!

Posted by Andrew at 5/23/2008 5:12 AM | Add Comment

"Core" Producer Prices rise more than forecast!

Posted by Andrew at 5/21/2008 7:29 AM | Add Comment

Mourning and The Beginning of Reconstruction - Oil, gas and Diesel flows

Posted by Andrew at 5/20/2008 5:57 AM | Add Comment

U.S. Economy: Consumer Confidence down, Housing to drop through 2009?!

Posted by Andrew at 5/18/2008 6:09 AM | Add Comment

Money Supply Growth - warning: Wonkish post

Posted by Andrew at 5/15/2008 5:33 AM | Add Comment

The Chinese are establishing manufacturing plants in the U.S.A.!

Posted by Andrew at 5/11/2008 9:14 PM | Add Comment

Finals are almost made for Macroeconomics!

Posted by Andrew at 5/11/2008 12:46 PM | Add Comment

Oil, Corn and Rice Prices continue to rise

Posted by Andrew at 5/10/2008 6:48 AM | Add Comment

TWO WEEKS LEFT IN THE TERM!

Posted by Andrew at 5/9/2008 2:09 PM | Add Comment

Too old of an entry! Maybe I am just getting old - Laughing!

Posted by Andrew at 5/7/2008 7:29 AM | Add Comment

The "R" word - do you FEEL it?? That's what matters ...

Posted by Andrew at 5/6/2008 9:20 PM | Add Comment

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Interesting article in NY Times this AM

Posted by Andrew at 5/6/2008 9:14 PM | Add Comment

#5. Labor Picture - JOBS?

Posted by Andrew at 5/5/2008 5:55 AM | Add Comment

A rice cartel, styled after OPEC - clear doubts

Posted by Andrew at 5/4/2008 9:16 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

MAY 1 - International Labor Day - Haymarket Square, U.S.A. 1886

Posted by Andrew at 5/1/2008 8:15 AM | Add Comment

#3. Prices - Zimbabwe to Europe

Posted by Andrew at 4/30/2008 6:08 AM | Add Comment

2. Oil Prices

Posted by Andrew at 4/27/2008 8:58 AM | Add Comment

I feel a couple of "Wonkish Posts" coming on! - 1. COLA

Posted by Andrew at 4/27/2008 6:14 AM | Add Comment

Another Beautiful Day!

Posted by Andrew at 4/26/2008 6:13 AM | Add Comment

Wednesday - Thursday Work and Midterm Exams

Posted by Andrew at 4/24/2008 5:39 AM | Add Comment

I wish they would raise prices - lower the pollution!

Posted by Andrew at 4/18/2008 5:50 AM | Add Comment

Fuel Taxes to be refunded!!

Posted by Andrew at 4/18/2008 5:18 AM | Add Comment

Required Reserve Ratio in China is raised to 16%

Posted by Andrew at 4/17/2008 6:56 AM | Add Comment

Producer Prices, Consumer Prices and China's Growth Rate

Posted by Andrew at 4/16/2008 9:09 PM | Add Comment

Berkshire gets AAA rating - Head of General Re Left!

Posted by Andrew at 4/15/2008 5:59 AM | Add Comment

The Renminbi and the U.S. dollar since 1957

Posted by Andrew at 4/11/2008 4:53 AM | Add Comment

IT HAS HAPPENED - Under 7 yuan to the $!!!

Posted by Andrew at 4/10/2008 11:25 AM | Add Comment

YIKES - Commodities go through the roof!

Posted by Andrew at 4/10/2008 6:34 AM | Add Comment

Shanghai Correction (stock market decrease in Finance terms)!

Posted by Andrew at 4/10/2008 4:57 AM | Add Comment

Breaking the 7 yuan per U.S. dollar barrier ... Rice prices skyrocket!

Posted by Andrew at 4/8/2008 5:22 AM | Add Comment

Socialism or the Panic of 1907 revisited?!? BOTH? Anatomy of a Brokerage failure.

Posted by Andrew at 4/5/2008 7:52 AM | Add Comment

Unemployment report in the U.S., "wage increases continue to fall behind inflation"

Posted by Andrew at 4/5/2008 6:51 AM | Add Comment

Pictures of Drew teaching in class - LOTS OF THEM!

Posted by Andrew at 4/4/2008 6:07 AM | Add Comment

Ben Speaks 2! A wonkish post!

Posted by Andrew at 4/3/2008 5:49 AM | Add Comment

Bernanke meets with House leaders; Stocks can see light at the end of the tunnel!??

Posted by Andrew at 4/2/2008 6:15 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

End of the First Quarter, 2008! U.S. textbook case of a defensive market!

Posted by Andrew at 4/1/2008 6:48 AM | Add Comment

Oil prices slide - gas prices increase!!! YIKES!

Posted by Andrew at 4/1/2008 6:34 AM | Add Comment

Last day of the First Quarter! A few more Pictures from Stephen's gig

Posted by Andrew at 3/31/2008 6:37 AM | Add Comment

NO SMOKING?!! - I will believe it when I see it!

Posted by Andrew at 3/30/2008 5:52 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Grading homework and relaxing!

Posted by Andrew at 3/30/2008 7:44 AM | Add Comment

Comments on the Yuan - Wall St Jnl, Wonkish post! Sugar - Ethanol in Brazil too!

Posted by Andrew at 3/29/2008 9:57 AM | Add Comment

7.010 Yuan to the U.S. dollar - Surprised again?

Posted by Andrew at 3/28/2008 1:01 AM | Add Comment

Traveling into Shanghai city from the district (Jia Ding)

Posted by Andrew at 3/25/2008 6:44 PM | Add Comment

Petro China and diesel prices

Posted by Andrew at 3/22/2008 9:07 AM | Add Comment

Wall Street coming home to roost!

Posted by Andrew at 3/21/2008 2:51 PM | Add Comment

Up and down and now up and down again - U.S. and world stock markets!

Posted by Andrew at 3/21/2008 5:02 AM | Add Comment

8 am classes! Stocks plunge again! Good news though ...

Posted by Andrew at 3/20/2008 5:45 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Fed increases the money supply again! (3/4 point decrease in Fed Funds rate)

Posted by Andrew at 3/19/2008 3:29 AM | Add Comment

Relaxed and ready for Term 3 - Macroeconomics!

Posted by Andrew at 3/16/2008 8:51 AM | Add Comment

Inflation in China - 8.7% and Yuan Parity for Friday 7.0882

Posted by Andrew at 3/14/2008 10:01 AM | Add Comment

International "home" in space - The ISS will grow again!

Posted by Andrew at 3/6/2008 8:07 AM | Add Comment

BUFFETT is now #1, Slim #2 and Bill #3!

Posted by Andrew at 3/6/2008 7:44 AM | Add Comment

Warren Buffett Speaks in a furniture store in Omaha

Posted by Andrew at 3/5/2008 3:35 PM | Add Comment

Ben Speaks about ... Foreclosures and Delinquencies

Posted by Andrew at 3/5/2008 2:57 PM | Add Comment

Occupancy rates - does anyone live in those apartments?

Posted by Andrew at 3/4/2008 9:48 AM | Add Comment

Warren Buffett: "We're in a Recession"

Posted by Andrew at 3/4/2008 5:12 AM | Add Comment

Muni yields skyrocket - graph - Hedge Funds Fire Sale

Posted by Andrew at 3/2/2008 10:07 AM | Add Comment

No electricity ... invigilation ... no worries - You Walk Away (from your mortgage) ...

Posted by Andrew at 2/29/2008 6:32 PM | Add Comment

Recession 2001 Redux?! No, WORSE? ... potentially, Ben say it ain't so ...

Posted by Andrew at 2/29/2008 6:36 AM | Add Comment

Macroeconomic Stats - January numbers are mostly in - February ...

Posted by Andrew at 2/28/2008 7:27 AM | Add Comment

Wheat prices up almost 25%!!!

Posted by Andrew at 2/26/2008 6:15 PM | Add Comment

People are walking away after 30 to 60 days, NOT waiting for foreclosure!?!

Posted by Andrew at 2/24/2008 7:32 AM | Add Comment

The Fed revises the forecasts down for 2008!

Posted by Andrew at 2/21/2008 5:02 AM | Add Comment

New Interest Rate Increase? - CPI up 7.1%, $1 = 7.15 yuan

Posted by Andrew at 2/19/2008 12:13 PM | Add Comment

金融机构与市场

Posted by Andrew at 2/18/2008 3:41 AM | Add Comment

Credit Default Insurance Market and Swaps Explained

Posted by Andrew at 2/18/2008 3:06 AM | Add Comment

A Split of the Bond Insurers - Spitzer ("they have 3 to 5 days")

Posted by Andrew at 2/17/2008 4:49 AM | Add Comment

Driving ...

Posted by Andrew at 2/1/2008 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Best day yet ... at the Bird!!!

Posted by Andrew at 1/31/2008 9:52 AM | Add Comment

The Economics of Skiing ... Alta

Posted by Andrew at 1/29/2008 9:27 PM | Add Comment

I MADE IT BACK TO THE HOTEL!!!

Posted by Andrew at 1/29/2008 11:09 AM | Add Comment

Prescient? Maybe Observant ...

Posted by Andrew at 1/23/2008 4:13 AM | Add Comment

FED MOVES!!! WOW - 3/4% to 3.5%

Posted by Andrew at 1/22/2008 9:50 PM | Add Comment

The Final Exam is written!

Posted by Andrew at 1/22/2008 3:32 PM | Add Comment

金融机构与市场

Posted by Andrew at 1/21/2008 7:30 AM | Add Comment

Federal Reserve Target Interest Rate

Posted by Andrew at 1/19/2008 9:51 AM | Add Comment

World Bank and PPP recalculation assignment for Students

Posted by Andrew at 1/16/2008 7:10 AM | Add Comment

SNOW - Right here in River City (SHANGHAI!)

Posted by Andrew at 1/15/2008 7:49 AM | Add Comment

Atlantis Resort and Diving Extrordinaire!

Posted by Andrew at 1/11/2008 7:32 PM | Add Comment

Ely Lecture - AEA meetings

Posted by Andrew at 1/6/2008 6:33 AM | Add Comment

OK - 4 degrees at 6 pm!

Posted by Andrew at 1/2/2008 6:06 PM | Add Comment

COLD!

Posted by Andrew at 12/31/2007 10:32 AM | Add Comment

Miscellaneous Thoughts on Christmas eve in the USA

Posted by Andrew at 12/25/2007 7:41 AM | Add Comment
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