Country Profiles

The Republic of India’s latest business cycle indicators portray a drastic drop in consumer confidence contradicted by a healthy 8% year-over-year gain for the booming Asian country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) performance on a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis. Contemplating a study of U.S. financial performance, downturns typically happen within roughly 8 to 16 months … [Read more...] about India Business Cycle Indicators Report

Key business cycle indicators confirm that Japan continues to suffer from long-term economic stagnation, but with an important caveat. Year over year, the Japanese economy expanded by 2.7% at October 2019 and grew by 21.5% over the 7-year period since 2012. Based on history, downturns typically happen within roughly 8 to 16 months from a country’s peak in Gross Domestic … [Read more...] about Japan Business Cycle Indicators Report

Germany is teetering on the tip of a recession as the latest German business and consumer confidence indices drop. Other business cycle indicators for Deutschland also suggest an impending economic meltdown. While Germany’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis continues to gain at October 2019 albeit at a tepid 2.3% annual increase, the … [Read more...] about Germany Business Cycle Indicators Report