An ongoing snapshot of the national and world ecomony. Designed for the busy professional who requires more than soundbites and taglines, but does not have time to read it all.
Economy Strains Under Weight of Unsold Items - washingtonpost.com: "'In China, during the boom, there was huge over-capacity in various lines of activity ranging from shoes and clothing, light manufacturing -- all of that stuff. So that is why from the perspective of U.S. companies, we have found it so important to be on the innovative edge,' said Harvard business professor Joseph L. Bower. 'The only way to create value is to be on the innovative, high-tech, fashion-forward side.'
If the credit crunch in the United States persists, 'companies will find it difficult to invest in technology for a while, and then once the financial markets are back on track and demand recovers, companies will find themselves in difficult position,' Comin said. 'Productivity growth will be declining for a while. They will have a hard time catching up."
Economy Strains Under Weight of Unsold Items - washingtonpost.com: "Some analysts see ending the credit crunch as soon as possible as critical to preventing lasting damage. Harvard economist Diego A. Comin, in his research on Japan's decade-long bout of economic stagnation in the 1990s, found that demand stayed low long enough that businesses didn't make necessary investments. Computer adoption rates, for example, slowed, as did productivity growth. Businesses lost ground to competitors in countries such as South Korea, which made it harder for Japan to emerge from its slump.
Investing in new products and processes matters even more in highly competitive global industries plagued by over-capacity."
Bloomberg.com: Economy: "Fragile Banks" The Treasury also said it is working on another element of its plan that will specifically address banks that may be on the brink of failure. Those banks will face different guidelines than healthier firms who take part in the asset-buying and capital injection programs."
I want to emphasize how little I understand all of the intricate workings of the global financial system. I hope that someone else gets it, because I don't. And I have no idea, really, how this will work out. I certainly wish it hadn't happened. It is just so intricate that all I can conclude, by instinct and by reading the history books, is that it will be longer, harder and more complicated than we expect."
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