Population Trends

• The Great Demographic Shift: Dependency Ratios from Around the Globe Valeo Financial Advisors
• The total population of Earth will stop growing within the lifespan of people alive today, and then it will fall Slate

When the U.S. was an Emerging Economy

• The Emerging-Market Debt Crisis in U.S. States, 1839-1843 University of Maryland

U.S. Economy

• Retail Sales Get Auto Boost; Inflation Remains Tame CNBC
• Travel expenditures during the recent recession, 2005–2011 U.S. Department of Labor

Around the Globe

• The meaning of Germany’s gold decision by Mohamed A. El-Erian The Financial Times
• China was the world’s biggest exporter of electronic goods in 2009, but almost 40% of this was first imported The Economist
• Italy’s recession will be deeper than expected: Bank of Italy Bloomberg

The Debt Ceiling

• Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations Congressional Research Service

The U.S.Federal Reserve

• Fed officials first saw start of subprime mortgage crisis in August 2007, transcripts show Bloomberg