Opening Statement from March 2013 Global Economic Analysis

In this 11-page overview we discuss the health of the U.S. economy, including comparisons of its real credit rating with the rest of the world. We also discuss corporate earnings, what to expect from the stock market, the housing market, the job market, and the federal budget issues. 

We continue with the Canadian economy, the housing market and the oil and gas sector.  

Next, we discuss Europe, with specific mention of Germany, France, Cyprus, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands.  

Finally, we discuss the Chinese and Brazilian economies. In addition, we add a big picture analysis of each of these economies.