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“The rich world’s housing crunch is far from over”

Colin Henderson

Finance & economics | Pain to come The rich world’s housing crunch is far from over | The Economist World housing analysis – The Economist Markets can be split into three camps: early adjusters, bullet-dodgers and slow movers At times during the long boom that followed the global financial crisis of 2007-09, it seemed as if house prices would never stop rising. Sales surged as a cocktail of ultra-low interest rates and supply shortages boosted competition for properties. Things are very different today. In countries across the rich world, from America to New Zealand, sales have cratered over the past … Continue reading “The rich world’s housing crunch is far from over”

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The World Development Indicators 2010 | World Bank

Colin Henderson

For economists and data geeks, the World Bank is today releasing an impressive document containing a host of statistics and economic facts covering all the worlds economies and showing shifts in key areas as noted below. World Development Indicators 2010 | World Bank WASHINGTON, April 20, 2010 — The World Development Indicators (WDI) 2010, released today, gives a statistical progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The WDI database, launched along with the World Bank’s Open Data initiative to provide free data to all users, includes more than 900 indicators documenting the state of all the world’s economies. The WDI covers education, … Continue reading The World Development Indicators 2010 | World Bank