If you're a non smoker who despises smokers, there's an added win for you, too. Consider that vaping isn't like traditional smoking: there's no smoke, and it really doesn't smell bad at all. You can walk past or through a vape cloud and not smell a thing. Gone are your days as a smoker hater of having to roll your eyes and cough as you walk past smokers.
Here's a handy chart from Oppenheimer's John Stoltzfus. It reminds us that a little bit of growth in the U.S. will go a lot farther than a lot of growth out of China. And don't forget: Japan is the world's third largest economy, which shows just how high the stakes are as the country's leaders embark on extremely aggressive monetary policy.
The United States is the world's largest national economy, representing 22% of nominal global GDP and 17% of global GDP (PPP) . The United States' GDP was estimated to be $17.914 trillion as of Q2 2015. The U.S. dollar is the currency most used in international transactions and is the world's foremost reserve currency. Several countries use it as their official currency, and in many others it is the de facto currency.