Global Current Issues and Trends: November 2018 Total US nonfarm payroll employment increased by 250,000 in October. After revisions, the average job gains were 218,000 over the past 3 months. The national unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%. In 2016, job gains totaled 2.2 million compared with 2017 job gains totaling …
Global Current Issues and Trends: October 2018
Total US nonfarm payroll employment in September increased by 134,000. After revisions, the average job gains were 190,000 over the past 3 months. The national unemployment rate fell to 3.7%. In 2016, job gains totaled 2.2 million, compared with 2017 job gains totaling 2.1 million, indicating the strong ending and …
Global Current Issues and Trends: September 2018
Global Current Issues and Trends: September 2018 Global Current Issues and Trends: September 2018 Total US nonfarm payroll employment in August increased by 201,000. July and June totals were revised downward by 50,000. After revisions, the average job gains were 185,000 over the past 3 months. The national unemployment rate remained at …
Book Review: “Can Finance Save The World?”
Book Review: “Can Finance Save The World?” Jan. 30, 2018 12:44 PM ET Hazel Henderson Green Economy, Circular Economy, energy, natural resources Ethical Markets Summary Former banker Bertrand Badré aims to re-direct global finance toward the common good. This visionary book’s foreword is by French President Emmanuel Macron. Britain’s Gordon …
Global Current Issues and Trends: August 2018
Global Current Issues and Trends: August 2018 Total US nonfarm payroll employment in July rose by 157,000, while June’s by 248,000 after upward revisions. After revisions, the average job gains were 224,000 over the past 3 months. The national unemployment rate edged down to 3.9% as previously discouraged workers looked for …
Update to Global Current Issues and Trends: July 2018
Update to Global Current Issues and Trends for July 2018. “GDP growth in Q1 of 2018 was 2.0%. The GDP growth rate of 4.1% in Q2 was due to the expected “sugar high” jolt of the tax cuts and many be short-lived.” ~Hazel Henderson, Editor” Global Current Issues and …
Global Current Issues and Trends: June 2018
Global Current Issues and Trends: June 2018 Total US nonfarm payroll employment in May rose by 223,000 and after revisions, gains in March and April were 15,000 more than previously reported. After these revisions, the average job gains were 179,000 over the past 3 months. The national unemployment rate fell to …
Global Current Issues and Trends
Global Current Issues and Trends: May 2018 Total US nonfarm payroll employment in April rose by 164,000 and March’s and February’s jobs were revised up by 30,000. After these revisions, the average job gains over the past 3 months remained at 202,000. The national unemployment rate fell to 3.9%. In 2016, …
UN Environment Inquiry Makes Waves and Launches Final Global Report
“Ethical Markets highly recommends this report “ MAKING WAVES” the culmination of the important work of the UNEP Inquiry on Design of Sustainable Finance over the past four years. This crucial work has made great strides in engaging with traditional financial centers and helping overhaul outdated economic models which still …
Global Current Issues and Trends: April 2018
Global Current Issues and Trends: April 2018 Total US nonfarm payroll employment rose by 103,000 in March after the 313,000 originally reported in February was revised up to 326,000 while January’s first reported 239,000 was revised down to 176,000. After these revisions, the average job gains over the past 3 …