Author Archives: Danielle Park

Do it for you: electric vehicles are cheaper

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Danielle Park

The purchase price for electric cars is coming down.  In 2017, the average electric car transaction price fell by 11% from 2016. But that is only part of the math:  less parts, repair and maintenance as well as lower fuel … Continue reading →

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Americans too: IMF warns record US household debt is ‘economic trap’

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Danielle Park

The International Monetary Fund devotes two chapters of its latest Global Financial Stability Report to the issue of household debt and points out: high household debt levels deepen and prolong economic recessions. US household debt is back at pre-Great recession … Continue reading →

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China hope and hype driving commodity prices–mean reversion due

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Danielle Park

Good discussion (I missed this at the end of September).  The same speculative forces drove prices far above fundamentals in 2007-08 and 2010-11 before they collapsed.  We are there again. Leland Miller, China Beige Book International CEO, provides insight into … Continue reading →

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