IB Economics SL Heitmann

Euro has been facing slow recovery from the suffering economy in Europe however it is hard for the euro to get out of deflation because of emerging markets that are making it harder for recovery. The recovery has been led by Germany which makes up 30% of euro-zone GDP however their exports have fallen in August compared to that of July.In France an issue in oil prices has acted the same as tax cuts for consumers and businesses.The euro still looks like it will be facing very low inflation in the coming years.

Economists had predicted that the US would add thousands of jobs t the economy but only 142,000 were adding falling a bit short the unemployment rate start 5.1%. Businesses are continuously adding new jobs but at a cautious pace. However .labour rate participation has gone down which is bad but so has part time workers except this one is a good sign because it means more people are finding full time jobs. Sectors like healthcare, information, retail, and businesses have received a growth and are now creating more available jobs. Mining however has gone down ( this could be structural unemployment).

Along with the high amounts of violence in Burundi the inflation rates in the country are also increasing. The inflation rates in Burundi has risen to 5.6%. This should cause the Burundi economy to contract by 7.2% but it grew 4.7%. After President Pierre Nkurunziza won the election in a controversial violence in the country has significantly increased causing many donors including Belgium. The country's economic status could worsen if the violence continues and donors remove their aid. The European Union funds 50% of their annual budget and they are threatening to suspend if Burundian authorities do not their countries issues with diplomacy.

The latest wealth report shows the distribution and development of wealth in Switzerland. According to the report, income and wealth increased in Switzerland in the past 10 years. Since 1998 the average gross income per household increased by 7%. From 2009 to 2011 the monthly average was at 9'565 Swiss Francs.

What you need to know about Friday's Japan economic data: Core CPI excluding fresh food fell 0.1 percent from a year earlier (-0.1 percent forecast) following declines in September and August. So-called core core CPI, which excludes energy and all food, rose 0.7 percent (0.8 percent forecast).

This article, published by the Wall Street Journal on November 25, 2015, describes the anticipated and actual inflation measures for the month of November. The article describes how real inflation in the United States has continued to be below anticipated inflation. Also mentions exchange rates and price indexes.

Swiss unadjusted unemployment rate slightly increased to 3.3 percent in October of 2015 from 3.2 percent in the previous month and matching market expectations, as the number of jobseekers and unemployed went up. Yet, youth unemployment declined by 3.9 percent from a month earlier.

Economics & Finance - BLOG Another recession is coming in the not-too-distant future. With monetary policy not yet back to normal, governments and central banks should start planning their responses. In most advanced economies business cycles can be characterised by a succession of long expansion phases interrupted by short recessions.

- In this article, Nomura has seen an 8% GDP growth for the fiscal year. Chief economist in India states that some factors that caused the growth include "policy efforts from both the RBI and government support the projections for higher growth." Foreign investors continue to rise on the stock market which is evidence of the rise in investors participating in the market.

This article illustrates two economic terms, the business cycle and consumer confidence. The UK economy is currently going through a boom phase, suggesting inflation is rising. This may seem good now, but higher inflation causes less competitiveness for exports, which will lead to a recession phase. It's the business cycle. The article also describes how job opportunities went up, which is likely to cause consumers to consume more, because they are expected to get a raise or promotion soon. This adds to the boom even further. Knowledge of this makes it easier to make economic decisions and explaining why events take place like they do.

This article discusses the financial recovery in America. The GDP growth is America has been well it and the job gains are more than what was expected. It also discusses Conor Sen at New Rivers Investments views on the economic cycle after the recent economic crisis in the country. To Sen even though the economy is improving but the economy that we are used will probably changes.

This article, published on November 20, 2015, describes how fracking companies in the United States are progressing in the business cycle. In the author's opinion, business growth for these firms is slowing down, indicating an approach to recession.

We thought Abenomics was supposed to help the Japanese economy grow, not shrink. Japan on Monday reported that its economy contracted in the quarter ended Sept. 30, pushing the nation into its second recession since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in December 2012 and its fourth technical recession in five years.

From this week's reading we learned that aggregate demands boost jobs because produce will need to be increased in order to meet these demands, however this article shows that aggregate demand is high yet job rate is low, so it could maybe be used to battle the accuracy of the Keynesian model economics. One of the reason why they feel aggregate demand is not a good indicator because it doesn't include even the smallest industries like those that make pencils.

Japan's economy is another recession. Many economists believe that the amount of old people int he country could be causing this. Japan's GDP reduced by .8%. Japan has been having economic issues for many years now. Japan's demographics aren't benefiting the country's economy. Since there are more old people then young people in Japan this hurts their GDP. The old people's population is bigger and growing faster than the working population, so the workers cant produce enough to sustain a stable economy. The GDP is Japan suffers because of this.

The article describes how the decrease in demand affects the macroeconomics, due to suppliers of coal and petroleum using the railroad to transport their goods. The decline in railroads has caused greater competition, raising the cost of production for these goods, as using the railroad service will be more expensive at times.

One of the intellectually horrifying things about the response to economic crisis was the way many economists, some of them famous, reinvented old fallacies in the belief that they were saying something profound.

Bihar Confirms That Better Economics Is Better Politics New evidence that Indian voters are rewarding governments that deliver growth There isn't a shortage of explanations on why the BJP lost its way in Bihar - Modi's waning popularity, RSS and quotas, no strong local leader and even humble food staples like beef and dal.

At least 132 people were killed after terrorists orchestrated a series of attacks in Paris on Friday. Many more were critically injured. And suspects remain at large. But the world goes on. Here's your Monday Scouting Report: Top Stories How the economy and markets react to terrible tragedies.

Foreign unemployment fall cuts jobless rate Published on: 10 Apr 2015 09:23 CET Facebook Twitter Google+ reddit Switzerland's official jobless rate fell in March to 3.4 percent from 3.5 percent in the previous month, driven by a drop in foreign unemployment, according to government figures released on Friday. The decline marks the first time since June 2014 that the rate has fallen in a further indication that the Swiss economy is so far weathering the rise in the value of the franc, which forecasters have said will cut growth this year. The percentage of foreigners registered as out of work tumbled to 6.7 percent from seven percent, while the rate for Swiss citizens remained unchanged at 2.3 percent, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said in its monthly report. The number of unemployed registered in regional job placement offices in March dipped by 4,813 from the previous month to 145,108, Seco said. But the jobless rate last month remained above the 3.3 percent level in March 2014. The rate declined or remained the same in all 26 cantons with the canton of Valais recording the biggest fall, from to 4.6 percent from 5.4 percent. Neuchâtel registered the highest rate (5.7 percent, down from 5.8 percent), just ahead of Geneva (5.6 percent, unchanged). Obwalden had the lowest rate at one percent, down from 1.1 percent. Unemployment in Zurich, Switzerland's largest job market, remained unchanged at 3.6 percent. The impact of the strong franc may not have yet affected the Swiss job market but observers believe that unless the currency weakens, jobs cuts can be expected. In January, the Swiss National Bank abandoned a policy of maintaining a euro floor of 1.20 francs and foreign exchange traders immediately bid up the value of the franc. On Friday, with uncertainty about Greece's finances lingering, the euro was trading at around 1.04 francs, making life difficult for Swiss exporters selling products into the eurozone, the biggest ma