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A 2006 study found that the richest 2% own more than half of global household assets. [14] The Pareto distribution gives 52.8% owned by the upper 1%. According to the OECD in 2012 the top 0.6% of world population (consisting of adults with more than US$1 million in assets) or the 42 million richest people in the world held 39.3% of world wealth.
Global share of wealth by wealth group, Credit Suisse, 2021 Share of income of the top 1% for selected developed countries, 1975 to 2015. Economic inequality is an umbrella term for a) income inequality or distribution of income (how the total sum of money paid to people is distributed among them), b) wealth inequality or distribution of wealth (how the total sum of wealth owned by people is ...
Two income-earner households are more common among the top quintile of households than the general population: 2006 U.S. Census Bureau data indicates that over three quarters, 76%, of households in the top quintile, with annual incomes exceeding $91,200, had two or more income earners compared to just 42% among the general population and a ...
The U.S. stock market has had two big back-to-back years, topping a 20% return for both 2023 and 2024. Gains in 2024 accelerated after President-elect Donald Trump won re-election in November ...
Longer-term consumer inflation expectations also ticked up slightly to 3.3% from 3.2%. Why Does This Matter? When consumers believe that prices will rise rapidly, they don’t wait – they spend now.
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In 1970, wages represented more than 51% of the U.S. GDP and profits were less than 5%. But by 2013, wages had fallen to 44% of the economy, while profits had more than doubled to 11%. [250] Inflation-adjusted ("real") per capita disposable personal income rose steadily in the U.S. from 1945 to 2008, but has since remained generally level. [251 ...
Wells Fargo Investment Institute just lifted its 2024 GDP forecast from 1.3% to 2.5%, and warned inflation won’t be tamed soon either.