Posts Tagged ‘shrinking economy’
US Economy Shrinks
Friday, May 1, 2009 12:33 No CommentsThe world’s biggest economy—US economy, has suffered the worst slump ever since Dwight D. Eisenhower was president and Elvis was doing his national service. Following a 6.3% fall in the final three quater of 2008, the economy shrank a worse-than-expected 6.1% in the first three months of the year.
Figures came as reports emerged that at [...]
Battering for Darling’s Budget
Sunday, April 26, 2009 20:56 No CommentsAfter official figures showed that the recession was biting far deeper than predicted, Alistair Darling claimed yesterday that UK would climb out of recession by the end of the year was in shreds.
Two days after the Chancellor told MPs that he expected the economy would have contracted by 1.6 per cent in the first three [...]
Worse Than Expected Figures
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 10:05 No CommentsToday, shares across the UK, US and Europe tumbled after it emerged that in the fourth quarter of 2008, the US economy shrank at the fastest rate ever since 1982, which is far worse than the initial estimation of the US Government.
Between October and December last year, GDP declined at an annual rate of 6.2%, [...]
Homeowners Facing No Interest on Mortgages
Thursday, February 5, 2009 10:57 No CommentsThe economy has sunk into recession amid a collapse in consumer confidence and a freeze on new lending. In the past two quarters, the economy had already shrunk by more than 2% and anxieties have mounted since the IMF predicted that the GDP of UK would fall by 2.85 in 2009, marking the worst UK [...]

