Global Economic Update - 4/8

Germany’s Export Driven Economy Cools

Global economic weakness begins to hurt Europe’s largest economy:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/business/international/german-economy-once-europes-leader-now-looks-like-laggard.html

The World’s Top Financial Centers

Singapore moves up to #3 spot:

http://www.longfinance.net/images/PDF/GFCI19_press_release.pdf

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-08/singapore-overtakes-hong-kong-as-world-s-no-3-financial-center

The folly of Trade Protectionism
http://www.economist.com/news/finance/21696325-throwing-up-tariffs-counterproductive-response-economic-weakness-why-no