EuroZone Bank Exposure to Italy by country

fun!  follow the link to access the EuroZone Bank Exposure by country to Italy interactive chart

And bank exposure to italy map and graph:

Economist prediction chart

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/11/poll-forecasters

" What our polls forecast for 2011 GDP growth and inflation

EVERY month The Economist surveys a group of economists and records the average and range of their predictions for GDP growth, consumer prices and the current-account balances for 14 economies (see this month's poll). The charts below show our pollsters' monthly 2011 economic growth and inflation predictions for America, Japan and the euro area since March 2010. The evolution of the forecasts shows that as 2011 has progressed economists have been gradually becoming increasingly pessimistic about the fortunes of the American economy and its ability to fight inflation. A marked divergence is also noticeable in Japan after the Fukushima earthquake in April, while the outlook for GDP growth in the euro area had been slowly improving but has deteriorated over recent months. "

NYT Overview of the Euro Crisis

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/10/23/sunday-review/an-overview-of-the-euro-crisis.html

Yield Curves -- Germany going to recession (or just bailout business?)

From Wall Street Transcript, via yahoo (my bolding):


Edward M. Dempsey: The German yield curve is beginning to invert. Yield curves should be positively sloped if all is well since it reflects healthy demand for money. When you get an inverted yield curve, it is a very reliable harbinger of a coming recession. It reflects concerns of an economic slowdown and deflationary period. So now you can have a scenario where if Germany enters recession, and given that Germany is the strongest link in the euro chain, what happens to Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal? In that kind of a scenario, German public support for the euro can very, very quickly evaporate. Everyone is worried about Greece being kicked out of the euro, but what if you wake up and Germany says, "We are out of the euro"? I don't believe that is outside the realm of possibility.


Image from mish:

Interactive Chart from financial times:

Economist World Debt Guide

World Debt Guide interactive chart -- check it out.

Also, here's a fun chart from the same site:

Interactive Eurozone Chart

from the economist

Who Holds the Federal Debt

Great interactive chart here.  You should def. go check it out.  I'll be moving away from the debt stuff this week to actual stuff.  Just back from D.C., so haven't posted in a while

Economist Overheating Economies Index (interactive chart)

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