Global Economic Growth Doubles in 10 Years

Here’s an interesting thought for you to chew on during your Christmas dinner. The world economy, following the global recession and financial crisis, is almost twice the size of a decade ago.

In 2000, world GDP was $32 trillion. “Next year, based on conservative growth assumptions� by the British megabank Standard Chartered, “it could rise to $64.7 trillion.�

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Championing Stimulus and the Economics of “Surprisingly Normal”

If you don’t read the newspapers you run the risk of missing something. Of course, if you do read them, you run the risk of catching something.

Not much in the financial news worthy of comment this morning…

The Dow gained $13. Gold lost $13. Nothing much to say about it…

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