Great Graphic - US Debt

NYTIMES has a neat graphical summation of the debt issues facing the US:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/28/us/charting-the-american-debt-crisis.html

Inanimate to Animate

Related article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/science/28life.html

Economic Tidbits

The Economist’s improved Big Mac index suggests that the Yuan exchange rate may be nearing fair value

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/big-mac-index

The Oligopolistic World of Rating Agencies

http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/eyes-on-rating-agencies

Europe vs. USA

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/which-is-in-worse-shape-u-s-or-europe

US Job Market

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904772304576468820582615858.html

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/07/4-million-lost-here-are-the-workers-consumers-cant-rescue/242571/

‘India’s Way’ Series

NYTIMES series of articles on the Indian Economy:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/world/asia/27tycoon.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/world/asia/09gurgaon.html

Krugman vs. Brooks - Debt Ceiling Debate

Here is an interesting debate on the Charlie Rose show regarding US fiscal policy:
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11804

On the Indian Economy

India Looks to Liberalize Retail Sector

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903554904576462312556497014.html

India’s Hotel Sector

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903461104576461161913589794.html

Growth of Mobile Banking in India

http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2011/07/20/indian-banking-goodbye-branches-hello-mobiles/#axzz1Sw1ilGn6

Economic Reforms – Stalled?

http://www.economist.com/node/18986387

International Affairs Update

Germany looks east (Eastern Europe and East Asia) for economic solace

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/business/global/Germany-Europes-Powerhouse-Drifts-East.html

Tough Choices Facing Policymakers in US and Europe

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/elerian7/English

Why Free Trade Matters

http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/bhagwati/2011/06/23/why-free-trade-matters/

Secretary Clinton’s speech in Chennai

http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/07/168840.htm

A truly thought-provoking piece on South Asia in the WSJ