Author: Alon Levitan

Since the mid-1990?s, scientists studying complex systems and networks have discovered that various complex systems have an underlying architecture governed by shared organizing principles. This insight has important...

Japan is set to form a 4th extra budget for 2011 to help with earthquake relief and reconstruction efforts. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda wants to push through the fourth extra budget worth around 2.5 trillion yen. The budget...

Yesterday, the Eurozone’s various PMI reports were released, and without exception, the majority of the reports were dismal with a downtrend, and the few which were unchanged from the previous read were merely a...

Retail sales in Australia rose in October ahead of the holiday season. The increase of 0.2% was however lower than analyst expectations of a rise of 0.4%. Retail sales rose to AUD 20.9 billion from AUD 20.8 billion in September....

Following a decline in today’s release of China’s two Purchasing Managers’ Index surveys, it was no surprise to see the broader Eurozone readings move lower, as well. It began in Switzerland where the PMI data...

Bank of Japan warned speculators that it is watching for excessive strengthening of the Yen. Deputy Governor Kiyohiko Nishimura said that the strengthening of the Yen are out of line with the economic fundamentals of Japan. He...

Economic data for Germany this morning began with some mixed news followed by much improved data from the German Statistics Office. On the retail sales front, according to the report, on a month-to-month November retail sales...