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American Economy

General view

World’s largest national economy

Mixed economy

Nominal GDP = $15 trillion

Influential financial market

Great Depression 1930

Financial crisis end 2007

FED

Central Bank US

Ben Bernanke

Boost economy

Operation Twist

- Reviving economy

- Reducing unemployment

Standard and Poor’s 500 Index

Standard and Poor’s 500 Index of stocks

Rose 14% last quarter

After a massive sell-off

Rise in values

Sarkozy and Merkel

Way back up

FED

Schäuble

Failed experiment

S&P’s 500 Index

Campaigning = spending money

Texas

Romney

Perry

$18 million vs. economic plan

Creating new jobs

Impact US

Republicans

Jobs

Conclusion

+ Recovery

+ Plans

- Keep rising?

- Still not good