MarketsAmerica’s jobs, China’s slog, and global blahs: the 10 most important economic charts of the weekBy Melvin BackmanPublished January 08, 2016America’s jobsUS payrolls bumped 292,000 ticks higher in December’s exceptionally strong jobs report.That’s a nice counterbalance to American industrial activity, which has gotten worryingly slow.China’s slogThe world’s second largest economy is blowing money fast as its currency fades and its economy slows.A lot is depending on those efforts, like exports in Taiwan …… and South Korea.Global blahsBrazil’s industrial production continues to contract, as its brutal recession lurches on.Deteriorating internal demand goes a long way to explaining its record trade surplus.Euro zone retail sales are losing steam.Likewise, euro zone inflation remains moribund.Meanwhile, Switzerland spent all of 2015 in deflation.📬 Sign up for the Daily BriefOur free, fast and fun briefing on the global economy, delivered every weekday morning.Sign me up
