Wed Jul 1, 2009 16:40 BST |
In light of recent economic data from the US, Tim Cooper - Global Economic Strategist at Business Monitor International - suggests that the US recession may now be over. However, he believes that there is little to cheer about at this stage, as the recovery process will be very prolonged and slow.

End Of The US Recession [10:33m]
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Tags: capacity utilisation, consumer confidence, deflation, double-dip recession, Durable Goods New Orders, emerging markets, Federal Reserve, financial stocks, inflation, interest rates, US recession
Posted in: Equities, Financials, General, Inflation/Deflation, Podcast, US
Mon Jul 14, 2008 14:23 BST |
Using the word ‘unprecedented’ too often risks diluting its significance. But with the US government’s rescue of government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, we are once again in unprecedented territory, following on from the Federal Reserve’s aggressive intra-meeting rate cuts, the opening of new Fed lending facilities, [Read more...]
Tags: Bear Stearns, credit crunch, Fannie Mae, Fed, Federal Reserve, financial stocks, Freddie Mac, GSEs, Lehman Brothers, US Treasury
Posted in: Equities, Financials, General