https://pressroom.prlog.org/EconomyWatch/ About EconomyWatch.com - EconomyWatch.com is the world's largest global, independent, economics community. Every month we serve over 750k users, who read and discuss economics, investing and finance topics. https://www.prlog.org/11636189-democracys-fourth-wave-not-quite-yet.html The fall of the autocratic regimes has led many political analysts to label the Arab Spring as the start of a new fourth wave of democracy. However, political change need not necessarily mean democratic change.Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:35:15 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11636182-chinas-uninhabited-cities-overdeveloped-overbuilt-overkill.html With nominal interest rates going at a pittance, stringent capital controls and volatility in China’s equity markets, there seems to be no real alternative outlets for the nation of savers.Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:25:43 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11636179-socio-economic-concerns-erupting-from-the-london-riots.html Socio-economic factors, including poverty and high unemployment rates, were major factors behind this month’s rioting across England, but politicians and many journalists persist in branding the rioters “thugs” and “wild beasts”Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:21:34 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11636126-indias-answer-to-the-pepsi-refresh-project-explodes-1960-projects-submitted-in-first-week.html In its first week of operation, the SparkTheRise.com platform has received 1,960 project applications, all intended to help India rise.Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:10:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11624051-the-return-of-the-electric-car.html The electric car industry is experiencing a revival. What has sparked the renewed interest in the electric car, and what does the future hold for the industry?Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:16:13 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11624047-chinas-inescapable-economic-ties-with-the-american-debt.html China, who holds a massive amount of U.S. Treasuries, wasted no time in letting known their impatience and displeasure, criticizing Washington's “addiction to debts” and inability to “live within its means”.Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:10:12 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11611076-economywatch-exclusive-elizabeth-macdonald-on-the-us-debt-crisis.html What does everyone need to know about the debt crisis and how can you beat the bad economy? FOX Business Network stocks editor and reporter Elizabeth MacDonald has been closely monitoring the debt crisis currently enveloping the United States.Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:12:52 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11611064-what-about-war-ceiling.html With all the debate in the United States over raising its debt ceiling, politicians and lawmakers are once again fighting over national spending.Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:10:22 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11611058-india-versus-the-world.html One out of 6 people in the world live in India. But just how big is India? And how can we think about the country and its economy when it's population and GDP varies so vastly from state to state?Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:01:26 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11611057-chinas-shady-accounting-practices-and-bad-apples.html For Chinese companies listed abroad short selling through reverse takeovers can prove to be immensely profitable. The key question then is can, or should investors believe the numbers from Chinese companies?Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:59:15 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11598192-dirty-digger-murdochs-news-of-the-world-phone-hacking-scandal.html The phone-hacking scandal which has engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s News International - a British subsidiary of News Corporation - has exposed shocking levels of collusion between media and politicians; but also media and police going back three decadesMon, 25 Jul 2011 09:49:42 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11594016-the-trouble-with-the-singapore-workplace.html Singapore is a great place to do business. But as much as Singapore prides itself in being the best place for business in Asia, underneath the sparkling facade of its Central Business District - that just aren't right.Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:20:43 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11589925-is-yingluck-shinawatra-just-thaksin-puppet.html Ms Yingluck Shinawatra led her Pheu Thai party to victory in July's general election. She prepares herself to lead Thailand out of its political standstill that began in 2006 when her brother, Thaksin was ousted in a military coup. Can she do it?Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:15:22 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11582773-is-an-economic-slowdown-inevitable-for-china.html Last week, Beijing released its June inflation and national trade account figures, with data suggesting that the government’s current measures to cool down its economy may be inadequate.Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:21:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11576428-new-born-state-the-republic-of-south-sudan.html On 9th July 2011, the nation of South Sudan will finally become a State. Having been part of the Republic of Sudan for more than five decades, the South Sudanese population will now have the opportunity to govern and fend for themselves.Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:19:34 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11576277-the-us-vs-the-uk-economy.html Over the past decades the UK has shadowed the US in seeing growing inequalities of income, declining social mobility and rises in mental illness. But the UK is still demonstrably better off on most measures of social cohesion and social capital.Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:32:02 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11573015-analysing-the-us-monetary-system.html Joseph J. DioGuardi speaks exclusively to EconomyWatch about the what is not working in the US monetary system and the potential risks the US and rest of the world faces if something doesn't change.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:28:49 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11570007-china-growing-old-before-it-can-grow-rich.html China is one of the top fastest growing economies in the world, and some economists believe China will overtake the US with a larger GDP in a matter of a few years.Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:18:53 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11570000-fifa-corruption-tarnishes-the-beautiful-game.html Fifa is corrupt and everybody has known about it for years. The most recent allegations against executive committee members Bin Hammam and Jack Warner are merely the latest developments in a long-running saga.Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:16:19 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11561983-why-germany-wants-to-keep-the-euro-zone-together.html The Euro-zone is faltering. Bogged down by the ails of the PIIGS, the Euro-zone is fragile and susceptible to a potential economic meltdown.Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:07:27 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11554800-the-economics-of-illegal-gambling.html Illegal sports’ gambling exists all over the world. Even in the US, most sports gambling is still controlled by the mafia. It is a multi-billion pound industry and the profits for organised crime are comparable with the drug trade.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:07:07 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11552879-facebook-co-founder-eduardo-saverin-leads-the-way-in-asian-internet-investments.html EconomyWatch speaks to Reza Behnam about his vision for ADZ as well as the technology scene in Asia. Besides getting backing from the Singapore government, Reza has also secured a star investor: Eduardo Saverin, the co-founder of Facebook.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:58:48 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11551400-the-house-always-wins.html Casinos. Where dreams of becoming an overnight millionaire are made – and mortgage payments are broken. The house always wins. But it doesn’t seem that way, by design.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:13:47 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11551395-india-progresses-in-spite-of-the-government.html India is often characterised by the degree of contrasts that exist within the country. In fact, the government and the people of India have come to accept, and even embrace this profile.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:11:49 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11542390-how-employment-policies-are-hurting-the-american-worker.html The US unemployment rate stood at 8.9% in June 2011 for workers who are without jobs but searching, according to official Government figures. However, the real rate is probably much higher still.Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:11:51 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11540158-the-most-dangerous-banker-in-the-world.html In May this year, Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Josef Ackermann appeared in a Munich court to testify in a lawsuit against the bank by fallen German media mogul Leo Kirch.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:31:20 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11538338-why-bitcoins-represent-conflict-in-ideology.html Bitcoins have been described as “the digital currency of the future” – a new global phenomenon that threatens to challenge all preconceived notions of currency and currency exchange.Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:55:42 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11538329-whos-hungry-outrageous-food-prices-screw-everyone-except.html Since the second half of last year, global wheat prices have more than doubled according to the World Bank, and prices of corn, sugar and oil have skyrocketed.Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:52:45 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11532554-black-money-the-business-of-money-laundering.html Money laundering is a massive global problem. It allows criminals to infuse billions of dollars of black money into the stream of commerce and business, corrupting financial institutions and officials.Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:46:34 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11529193-former-congressman-joseph-dioguardi-us-national-debt-is-ticking-time-bomb.html I want to make the point, loud and clear, that we are living on borrowed money and on borrowed time. U.S. taxpayers collectively owed $4.5 trillion at the end of 1996 and that each taxpayer owed $45,433.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:04:14 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11529188-new-g8-and-20-by-2016.html Calling the G-8 or the G-20 'irrelevant institutions' is like calling the US economy 'flawed'.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:02:02 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11529182-what-you-should-know-before-you-refinance-your-mortgage.html House prices in the US are crashing again. With 18 million households across the country on the verge of defaulting on their mortgage, how will the fall in house prices affect your mortgage?Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:59:32 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11518186-seize-corrupt-indian-assets-proposed-lokpal-bill.html The threat of serving a jail sentence doesn’t seem to deter corrupt officials anymore according to activists in New Delhi..Tue, 31 May 2011 09:36:18 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11516615-crowdsourcing-the-future-introducing-global-real-time-consumer-confidence-tracking.html EconomyWatch.com introduces its very own Global Real-Time Consumer Confidence Index - a tool for tracking the perceptions of citizens around the world, of employment, business and economic conditions.Mon, 30 May 2011 09:30:12 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11513137-the-worlds-worst-credit-cards.html Credit card companies are battering consumers across the board with monstrous fees, high interest rates and disappearing rewards. If you signed up for a credit card in the past year, the chances are - you've been ripped off.Fri, 27 May 2011 07:28:25 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11513131-the-cost-politics-of-economic-inequality.html The funny thing is, if all the money in the world was distributed equally, everyone would have $10,000 a month to live on.Fri, 27 May 2011 07:25:26 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11509093-the-wealthiest-family-in-the-world-you-didnt-know-about-part-1.html imagine all the great modern banks, such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch, forming one gigantic conglomerate - that was the Rothschilds family during the 19th centuryWed, 25 May 2011 08:50:46 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11507509-singapores-social-media-landscape-turns-politics-on-its-head.html As netizens air their increasingly emotive feelings, politicians start ducking for cover ...Tue, 24 May 2011 14:27:53 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11506910-the-state-of-unemployment-worst-cities-for-unemployment-benefits.html Unacceptable unemployment figures is the top concern of EconomyWatch readers, and who’s to blame them? The US, as well as other countries hit badly by the 2008 financial crisis continue to struggle bringing unemployment levels back to pre-crisis...Tue, 24 May 2011 09:12:20 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11506901-dozen-alarming-consumer-debt-statistics.html In the US, consumers and households are dangerously in debt. Even after the catastrophic financial crisis in 2008, it seems in 2010 lessons from past mistakes have not been learned and taken on board.Tue, 24 May 2011 09:02:15 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11506896-the-economics-of-dominique-strauss-kahns-allegations.html Here at EconomyWatch.com however, we only care about one thing – whether DSK’s scandal and subsequent resignation has had any impact on the global economy.Tue, 24 May 2011 09:00:38 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11497086-china-spotlight-no-power-to-run-factories.html In East China’s industrial province of Zhejiang there are 500,000 enterprises – and not enough electricity to run them all at the same time. Insiders say the power shortage could be the worst since 2004.Wed, 18 May 2011 08:46:31 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11492412-what-happens-when-the-us-government-runs-out-of-money.html The federal debt reached the legal maximum of $14.3 trillion today and the US federal government says it will not run out of money to pay its bills.Mon, 16 May 2011 08:45:15 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11492389-sorry-dr-friedman-you-are-wrong-the-middle-east-has-fundamentally-changed.html ...The mentality has changed. And as that persists through all the thuggery thrown at it, so the Arab world will never be the same again. That is why I fundamentally disagree with Dr George Friedman...Mon, 16 May 2011 08:37:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11489323-the-raw-deal-personal-loans.html what’s the difference between a personal loan, a cash loan and a plain ‘ole credit card (apart from the fact that you don’t want a cash advance at 18 percent compounding interest on your Visa thank-you-very-much).Fri, 13 May 2011 12:02:20 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11486670-higher-eurozone-interest-rates-may-be-foreign-investment-trap.html One of the positives of raising interest rates is that they attract foreign capital. On the surface, this makes complete sense. If U.S. rates are near zero and the European Central Bank raises its main rate to 1.25%, the current level.........Thu, 12 May 2011 07:51:30 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11484508-the-value-of-commodities-can-go-down-as-well-as-up.html No sooner had we breathlessly reported April’s record highs for gold and silver, at over $1500

and close to $50 per troy ounce respectively, than commodities stage a ‘flash crash’, startling

investors and traders alike.Wed, 11 May 2011 09:16:47 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11483717-outlook-for-china-technology-investments.html Last month Warren Buffett invested in BYD, an electric car company in China. So does this mean we should all jump on the China tech investment bandwagon?Wed, 11 May 2011 01:10:11 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11480206-world-corruption-special-report.html Iraq and Afghanistan sit near the top of a list of the world’s most corrupt nations despite years of occupation by Anglo-American forces and more than $1 trillion of US taxpayers’ money having been spent on the two nations since 2001.Mon, 09 May 2011 11:25:29 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11476314-oil-prices-drop-below-us100-barrelcan-consumers-breathe-sigh-of-relief.html Who says miracles can’t happen? After four straight days of steady decline, crude oil prices finally plummeted by nearly 9 percent on Thursday to US$99.80 a barrel – the first time it has been under US$100 a barrel for nearly two months...Fri, 06 May 2011 09:14:44 GMT