The US and Mexican economies are highly integrated with billions of dollars of goods traded between the countries. In addition, millions of US jobs depend on trade with Mexico. The graphic below shows the trade values and number of US jobs by state in relation to trade with Mexico: Click to enlarge Source: NAFTA Works (Mexico Ministry …
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The European Union may be plunged into crisis again with today’s developments in Italy. Following Brexit and the election of Trump in the US, the revolt against the establishment continues with Italians voting “no” in the referendum. The Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has resigned following the heavy defeat in the referendum. From a BBC article: Sleepless …
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The US Federal government collects more taxes each year from individuals than corporations in the form of income taxes. This may be surprising to some people since the US corporate income tax is one of the highest in the world and companies earn far higher earnings as profits than most individuals. The following chart shows …
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Emerging markets have still a long way to go before they catch up with developed markets in terms of GDP per capita. This figure is calculated by taking the overall GDP of a country and dividing it up for each individual in the country. Despite explosive growth in emerging markets in the past few decades, …
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