Faith in Hard Work, Capitalism Falter; But Emerging Markets Upbeat, Pervasive Gloom About the World Economy, July 12, 2012 “The economic mood is exceedingly glum all around the world. A median of just 27 percent think their national economy is doing well, according to a survey in 21 countries by the Pew Research Centers Global… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
BIS – Preliminary international banking statistics at end-March 2012 July 2012
“Statistics at end-March 2012 are preliminary and subject to change. Large movements in the latest data are highlighted in the Statistical release. Data are available via the BIS WebStats interactive query tool, in PDF format and CSV files on the BIS website (locational and consolidated banking statistics), and as a single PDF file in detailed… Continue Reading
Gallup – Americans' Concerns About Obesity Soar, Surpass Smoking
Gallup Poll: “Most Americans say obesity is an “extremely” or “very serious” problem to society, the 81% who do so is up significantly from 69% in 2005, the last time Gallup asked this question. Americans now see obesity as a more serious societal issue than cigarettes — a change from the past.” Continue Reading
An Analysis of the Distribution of Wealth Across Households, 1989-2010, July 17, 2012
CRS – An Analysis of the Distribution of Wealth Across Households, 1989-2010. Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, July 17, 2012. “The distribution of wealth (net worth) across households has been an underlying consideration in congressional deliberations on various issues, including taxation and social welfare. This report analyzes the change over time in the concentration… Continue Reading
Gallup – Americans Focus on Jobs as Best Way to Improve U.S. Economy
Gallup Poll: “Asked to name the most important thing that could be done to improve the U.S. economy, more than one in four Americans (28%) suggest creating more or better jobs, along with another 9% who would reduce the outsourcing of jobs. Americans also suggest decreasing taxes (11%), improving the government (8%), or balancing the… Continue Reading
Speech – Central Bank Cooperation in Times of Crisis
Central Bank Cooperation in Times of Crisis, Governor Elizabeth A. Duke At the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies 60th, Anniversary Conference, Mexico City, Mexico. July 20, 2012 “As the Federal Reserve and other central banks worked to address liquidity shortages in their own markets, it became clear that, as a result of globalization, firms… Continue Reading
HIV/AIDS: The State of the Epidemic After 3 Decades
HIV/AIDS: The State of the Epidemic After 3 Decades. Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis. Original data and detailed source information are available here. “This month’s Visualizing Health Policy takes a look at the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic after 3 decades, including global estimates of HIV prevalence in 2009 and how the number of people… Continue Reading
From Overload to Impact: An Industry Scorecard on Big Data Business Challenges
“IT powers todays enterprises, which is particularly true for the worlds most data-intensive industries. Organizations in these highly specialized industries increasingly require focused IT solutions, including those developed specifically for their industry, to meet their most pressing business challenges, manage and extract insight from ever-growing data volumes, improve customer service, and, most importantly, capitalize on… Continue Reading
Big Data, Bigger Opportunities: Plans and Preparedness for the Data Deluge
News release: “Smart grid deployments are creating exponentially more data for utilities and giving them access to information theyve never had before. Accessing, analyzing, managing, and delivering this information to optimize business operations and enhance customer relationships is proving to be a daunting task. Somewhere in this data deluge lies the path to… Continue Reading
U.S. Natural Gas Imports & Exports 2011
“In the face of unprecedented levels of domestic natural gas production, net imports of natural gas into the United States fell 25 percent in 2011. Net imports as a percentage of total natural gas consumption decreased to around 8 percent in 2011. A combination of both higher exports and lower imports led to a decline… Continue Reading
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2012
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2012. The Institute for Fiscal Studies, June 2012 “Each year, the government produces statistics about the distribution of income in the UK (‘Households Below Average Incomes’ or HBAI). The data underlying the HBAI statistics have the potential to provide a wide range of information about poverty, inequality… Continue Reading
Top 14 Government Social Media Initiatives
Information Week: “Law enforcement agencies across the nation are using social media to aid their investigations, according to a survey by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The survey, of more than 1,200 law enforcement professionals with federal, state, and local agencies, found that 83% of the respondents are using social media, particularly Facebook and YouTube, to further… Continue Reading
