The Chart Room

Greece has been given 4 month’s pause to consider its future, but will it work? Writing for the Wall Street Journal’s Money Beat, Alen Mattich explores the tensions surrounding the Greek bailout and current negotiations.

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Just how financially savvy are we as a global society? A recent study examining financial literacy conducted by Olivia Mitchell and Annamaria Lusardi was highlighted by Knowledge@Wharton. Their findings may be surprising to some and highlight the importance of financial education.

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Nigel Chalk and Jarkko Turunen of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Western Hemisphere Department explore the dramatic drop in US Treasury bond yields. On the IMF’s blog iMFdirect, Chalk and Turunen delve into the current state of the US economy to explain the behavior of the bond yields. Is it because of a strong dollar? Investor flight to safety?

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Knowledge@Wharton has released a comprehensive article on the economic struggles facing Europe today. This article looks at both the challenges facing individual countries, such as Greece and Germany, as well as Europe as a whole.

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Will 2015 be as bright as predicted in this recent article by The Economist? With GDP growth on the rise, record highs for the Dow Jones and cheaper oil prices putting dollars back in the pockets of average consumers, there could be reason to celebrate.

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What will drive African development? This question was discussed at the most recent Davos meeting. Growth in infrastructure will be a key component to this development.  In particular, expanding and strengthening its power supply will be crucial and is presenting exciting opportunities. Mark Mobius explores the current African electricity infrastructure and the various companies developing solutions in the region.

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Greece has just sworn in the leader of its anti-austerity party as Prime Minister. Greece still has obligations to meet tied to its bailout funded by the IMF, European Union and the European Central Bank. This article recently published by the BBC looks at the challenges facing Greece and the importance of upcoming economic negotiations.

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The drastic drop in the price of oil has been making news headlines of late. Whether this is good or bad for the global economy is the topic of much debate. Chris Giles of the Financial Times looks closely at the effect of lower oil prices on the world economy as well as the economic impact this will present on specific oil-producing nations.

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After more than 50 years, the US is set to restart diplomatic relations with the island nation of Cuba. In this article, Angela Greiling Keane and Mike Dorning of Bloomberg explain how the agreement was reached as well as what it means for trade relations going forward.

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CNBC has put together a comprehensive look at the impact of recent oil price shocks and how they impact (both positively and negatively) various aspects of the global economy.

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