The Rise and Fall of Google Price Index

The year: 2010. The place: Mountain View. The company: Google. These are the space/time coordinates of one of the most glorious failure of the recent economic history. In 2010 Google was on a rampage, introducing the first of six (till May 2015) Nexus smartphones, launching “Google Instant”, creating “Google eBookstore”, the first and most believable…

What is Wrong with the US Inflation?

Macroeconomic indicators are the key factors in making investment decision. Political parties and central banks evaluate countries’ performance based on them concentrating on some in particular, for instance employment and inflation, and setting the targets. These targets are usually connected with countries’ specific weaknesses appeared in the past. Macroeconomic indicators determine business climate and, therefore,…

What does the future of Greece look like?

The new headline now is that of a possible Grexit (Greek exit). The perennial Greece has got the ECB dancing to the tune “should I stay or should I go”, as the ECB ponder on its next move to tackle an anticipated future default by the troubled nation. Would a default mean an exit out…

China headache

CHINA saw exports crumb in March, exacerbating the country’s growth dilemma. Exports felt by 15 per cent last month compared with the same month of the year before. On the other side, Imports fell by 12 per cent on year basis, showing a weak domestic economy. The country is changing his polices from investment-led to…