Great visualization of the mess we’re in. The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
Tag: recession
Crash Comparisons: Job Losses & Dow Jones
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently posted an alarming chart of job losses that has been making the rounds. What jumps out to me when I look at her chart is the fact that the y-axis shows raw number of jobs rather than a percentage loss, and therefore fails to account for the increased size of…
Declines in Home Prices & Consumer Spending are GOOD THINGS
I read a great post today over at Behavior Gap (thanks to an email from J.D. @ Get Rich Slowly) that is definitely worth sharing: The Great Reset A recent New York Times headline read: “Consumers Increase Savings While Spending Less” That sounds like a GOOD thing doesn’t it? It used to be that savings…
Stock Market Crash Historical Comparison Update
I thought it would be interesting to post an update on the stock market crash graph that I first posted back in October. In the chart below I have graphed the crashes of 1929, 1973, 1987, and 2001 alongside the current fall, with the peak points aligned near the left. Each crash is scaled on…
Weekend News Roundup
Wow, lots of stories in the local papers this weekend about the slow housing market. Too many to post separately, so here’s a roundup of the weekend news. Let me know if I missed anything. Everett Herald: Snohomish County builders slash home prices Mike Pattison just took his own advice and bought a new home…