D. J. NAPOLEAN HAS BEEN IN POWER ONE MONTH AND EVERYTHING IS REBOUNDING

AS WE ENTER 2025, THE CHINESE ECONOMY SHOWS MORE RESILLIENCE.

I have included the latest official report on profits for the Chinese economy after my article. It allows the reader to explore sectorial profits in greater detail.

HISTORY WILL RECORD TRUMP PERSONIFIED THE RUIN OF THE US EMPIRE.

This is Part 2, which is somewhat curtailed by other tasks I have had to fulfil.

THE ECONOMY TRUMP INHERITED.

This is Part 1 of a two part series. This part looks backwards assessing the economy Biden bequeathed to Trump by examining the last quarter of under Biden’s term, aka the fourth quarter of 2024. Next week’s Part 2 will be more forward looking taking into account Trump’s attempts to rebirth the economy especially now that new tariffs are in place covering Mexico, Canada and China.

IS ‘DEEP SEEK’ THE BLACK OR RED SWAN WHICH WILL POP THE A.I. BUBBLE?

NOT SO MUCH ‘GOD SAVE AMERICA’ AS GOD SAVED TRUMP TO SAVE AMERICA. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO TRUMP THE MAGALOMANIAC.

WHY THE GAZA CEASEFIRE ONCE IMPLEMENTED WILL HOLD.

POPULISTS LIKE TRUMP AND MUSK ARE LIKE FIREWORK SPARKLERS. THEY BURN BRIGHTLY, FURIOUSLY AND THEN GO OUT.

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IN 2025: STORMY.

PROSPECTS FOR THE US ECONOMY IN 2025

I forgot to include this graph which shows the relation between turnover and capacity utilization. There trends are similar, which is important because capacity utilization modulates fixed investment and in turn fixed investment regulates turnover.