The following chart shows the total debt as a percentage of GDP among the ten largest OECD countries: Click to enlarge Source: The Absolute Return Letter 2012, Absolute Return Partners LLP Australia, Canada and Germany have the lowest debt while Japan, UK and Spain have the highest debt as a % of GDP. The UK remains …
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In an earlier article I discussed about the total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP.In this post lets a look at three charts about corporate taxes in the U.S. Chart 1: Click to enlarge Chart 2: Chart 3: Source: Ten Charts that Prove the United States Is a Low-Tax Country, Center for American Progress. …
Crude oil prices have risen in the past few months on fears of war on Iran, global supply disruptions and a multitude of other factors. From $96.0 a barrel last month oil rose over $110 recently but closed down $2.24 at $106.60 for April delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Despite the rise in …
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This week President Obama reduce the corporate tax rate from 35% to 28% in order to stimulate economic growth. Naturally this has kicked off a political firestorm as some consider this to a classic political ploy in an election year while others strongly support the plan. From an article in the New York Times: WASHINGTON …
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The chart below shows the private debt to GDP in the US, UK and Australia: Click to enlarge Source: The Absolute Return Letter February 2012, The Unlikely Bull Market Absolute Return Partners, LLP British households are more leveraged than households in the U.S. Private debt peaked at over 450% of GDP in 2008 in UK …
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