Describing the American economy. Discussing why it isn't going that well.

1. S AR AH K O H S E
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The American Economy

2. My articles
 US job figures worse than expected
 German exporters wary over currency wars
 Why growth still feels like recession

3. Employment figures
 Job figures: many lay-offs
 Sinking the dollar
 Currency wars
 Stock market problems

4. Quantitative easing
 Quantitative easing
 Federal Reserve
 Pumping funds in the economy
 Consequences
 Keep interest rates lower
 Rising inflation the next couple of years

5. Quantitative easing
 Effect on Germany
 Export growth
 Currency Euro
 Printing money in America  currency
devaluation
 Non-tariff trade barriers of China
Discussion in America

6. The current situation
 Recession?  2% growth
 Growth is what defines the end.
 Growth needs to be 2.5 %.
 Unemployment will stop rising

7. The inventory cycle
 Inventory fluctuation
 Average of 1.1 % growth
 The current situation
 Inventory cycle helps the growth
 More demand, more production
 Future
 Will slow the growth down

8. A contradiction
 Preventable !
 We need more jobs:
Spend more money  people work for it
 But the government says: SAVE!
 Large salaries
 Promotions
 Solution
 Lower the cost of the government

9. Conclusion
 The american economy isn’t doing well.
 Problems in the future.
 Problems for Barack Obama.
 Fix it  an impact on the rest of the world.

10. T H E A M E R I C A N E C O N O M Y
Thank you for your attention.
Sarah Kohse
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