Graph-of-the-Year Candidates
Donald Marron likes European interest rates. Click on the image to get a bigger version. Can you find three distinct subperiods?
Brad DeLong favors the U.S. gdp gap.
Finally, it's hard to argue against the payroll employment graph below (straight from FRED) and the comparison across recessions (courtesy of Calculated Risk).
Looking Up At 2001
In February 2001, U.S. payroll employment peaked at 132.5 million. The November 2011 figure of 131.7 million still falls 800,000 jobs short of the earlier peak.
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November Payroll Employment
Remember M1?
Money Supply M1 growth is now over 20% per year over a 12 month lag. M1 growth has touched 20% before, but not with excess reserves of $1.6 trillion. Where is M1 headed?
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April 30, 2011, 3:04 pm, 849231
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March 31, 2011, 5:04 pm, 839135
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March 28, 2011, 5:04 pm, 837821
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March 27, 2011, 3:04 pm, 837428
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March 26, 2011, 5:04 pm, 837297
I fear that Greg Mankiw
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March 24, 2011, 5:04 pm, 836780
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