World Economic and Financial Surveys – Global Financial Stability Report – Grappling with Crisis Legacies, September 2011. International Monetary Fund. “Financial stability risks have increased substantially over the past few months. Weaker growth prospects adversely affect both public and private balance sheets and heighten the challenge of coping with heavy debt burdens. Public balance sheets… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
IMF – World Economic Outlook Slowing Growth, Rising Risks
World Economic Outlook (WEO) – Slowing Growth, Rising Risks, September 2011 ” Relative to our previous World Economic Outlook last April, the economic recovery has become much more uncertain. The world economy suffers from the confluence of two adverse developments. The first is a much slower recovery in advanced economies since the beginning of the… Continue Reading
2011 edition of the U.S. Employment Law for Global Employers
Via Baker & McKenzies North American Compensation and Employment Law Practice Group – 2011 edition of the U.S. Employment Law for Global Employers. “Companies operating in the United States today face an increasingly complex and ever-evolving maze of federal, state, and local labor and employment laws. This can be particularly daunting for companies new to… Continue Reading
Briefing Paper: Growing U.S. Trade Deficit With China Cost 2.8 Million Jobs Between 2001 and 2010
Growing U.S. trade deficit with China cost 2.8 million jobs between 2001 and 2010 – By Robert E. Scott | September 20, 2011 “Since China entered the World Trade Organization in 2001, the extraordinary growth of U.S. trade with China has had a dramatic effect on U.S. workers and the domestic economy. The United States… Continue Reading
Poverty and income trends continue to paint a bleak picture for working families
Economic Policy Institute: A lost decade – Poverty and income trends continue to paint a bleak picture for working families, By Elise Gould and Heidi Shierholz | September 14, 2011 “Between 2009 and 2010, an additional 2.6 million people slipped below the poverty line, as the poverty rate increased from 14.3 percent to 15.1 percent.… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Afghanistan Governance, Afghanistan's Donor Dependence, Military Training, Nuclear Security, Personal ID
Afghanistan Governance: Performance-Data Gaps Hinder Overall Assessment of U.S. Efforts to Build Financial Management Capacity, GAO-11-907, September 20, 2011 Afghanistan’s Donor Dependence, GAO-11-948R, Sep 20, 2011 Military Training: Actions Needed to Assess Workforce Requirements and Appropriate Mix of Army Training Personnel, GAO-11-845, September 20, 2011 Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: The National Nuclear Security Administration’s… Continue Reading
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' is Repealed
News release: “The official end today of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell law reflects the American values that military members uphold, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said today [in a briefing]. Thanks to this change, I believe we move closer to achieving the goal at the foundation of the values that America’s all about —… Continue Reading
Rising Economic Powers and the Global Economy: Trends and Issues for Congress
CRS – Rising Economic Powers and the Global Economy: Trends and Issues for Congress, Raymond J. Ahearn, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, August 22, 2011 “A small group of developing countries are transforming the global economic landscape. Led by China, India, and Brazil, these rising economic powers pose varied challenges and opportunities for U.S.… Continue Reading
Illegal Internet Streaming of Copyrighted Content: Legislation in the 112th Congress
CRS – Illegal Internet Streaming of Copyrighted Content: Legislation in the 112th Congress, Brian T. Yeh, Legislative Attorney, August 29, 2011 “Technological developments related to the Internet benefit consumers who want convenient ways to view and hear information and entertainment content on a variety of electronic devices (such as televisions, radios, computers, mobile phones, video… Continue Reading
BIS Quarterly Review September 2011
“The BIS Quarterly Review for September 2011, released September 19, 2011, shows how a weaker outlook for the global economy drove down the prices of risky assets and fuelled concerns about sovereign risk. The September issue also provides highlights from the latest BIS data on international banking and financial activity. In addition, it features three… Continue Reading
FBI Releases 2010 Crime Statistics
News release: “According to the figures released today by the FBI, the estimated number of violent crimes in 2010 declined for the fourth consecutive year. Property crimes also decreased, marking this the eighth straight year that the collective estimates for these offenses declined. The 2010 statistics show that the estimated volumes of violent and property… Continue Reading
China's Currency – An Analysis of Economic Issues
CRS – Chinas Currency: An Analysis of the Economic Issues – Wayne M. Morrison, Specialist in Asian Trade and Finance; Marc Labonte Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy, August 3, 2011 “Chinas policy of intervening in currency markets to limit or halt the appreciation of its currency, the renminbi (RMB), against the U.S. dollar and other currencies… Continue Reading
