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US economic snapshot: 3 key insights from the Federal Reserve

Here are the three key takeaways from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's economic snapshots for this month. Inflation is the top concern for Americans.

29 Jun 2022

Quantum Computing

Which are the world’s top 5 supercomputers?

Visual Capitalist has taken the world's top 5 supercomputers and compared their performance and computing power to other computers, measured by teraflops.

21 Jan 2022

Private Investors

Long-term investing: what are the reasons behind its decline?

This visual data explores the biggest drivers of this change, including factors such as technological advancement.

17 Dec 2021

Supply Chains

This is how car safety has improved over the past 60 years

Data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation shows how breakthroughs in car safety have drastically reduced the number of deaths in motor vehicle collisions.

16 Dec 2021

Financial and Monetary Systems

This chart shows how debt-to-GDP is rising around the world

Falling revenues combined with costly pandemic relief measures have increased global debt by $20 trillion since the third quarter of 2019.

14 Dec 2020

United States

From taxes to transport: visualizing America's $27 trillion debt

Since 2008, America’s national debt has surged nearly 200%, reaching $27 trillion as of October 2020. During the Global Financial Crisis public debt climbed to 95% of GDP.

11 Nov 2020

Economic Progress

美国梦结束了吗？数据如是说

几十年来，大多数美国人的收入都比父母高，因此能够持续地攀登“经济阶梯”。这些经济条件的改善被称为“向上流动性”，成为美国梦的重要组成部分。

29 Sep 2020

Economic Progress

Is the American Dream over? Here's what the data says

Historic data suggests that the likelihood of outearning your parents has declined over recent decades - so is the American Dream becoming a nightmare?

02 Sep 2020