Home price indexes, GDPs and jobless claim numbers are all coming in this week. The Takeaway speaks with Gus Faucher, director of macroeconomics at Moody’s Economy.com, and Andrew Walker of the BBC to interpret these economic indicators.
Key indexes in Asia slumped this morning, while the World Bank predicted that U.S. and European economies will further shrink. Russell Padmore, BBC Business News presenter, joins The Takeaway with his analysis of this gloomy news on the world market
The Baltic Dry Index: a centuries old window into the economy
Ever since 1744, The Baltic Dry Index has measured the strength of the global economy. Jeremy Penn, chief executive of the Baltic Exchange talks about the most important economic indicator you’ve never heard of.