Recession
SNB's Jordan: recession unavoidable
A recession appears unavoidable for the Swiss economy in 2009, said Thomas Jordan, a member of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank.
ECB got it wrong on de-coupling: ex-research head
The European Central Bank was wrong to think the eurozone economies could defy the past and avoid the ill-effects of a recession in the United States, its former head of research has said.
Japan slides into recession, lends IMF $100bn
Japan's economy shrank by 0.4% in the third quarter, surprising analysts who had predicted the country to narrowly avoid a technical recession and grow by 0.1%.
Eurozone in recession
The eurozone is in recession following the release of official statistics on Friday that showed that its economy contracted for the second quarter in a row.
EU says eurozone in recession
A European Central Bank (ECB) rate cut on Thursday - already a strong possibility - now looks a near certainty after the European Commission said the eurozone was likely in recession and predicted the economy would stagnate in the coming years.
Canada cuts rates further
Canada's central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point on Tuesday, saying the country's economy needs the stimulus to ward off the effects of a recession in the United States.
SF Fed's Yellen: US in recession
The US economy appears to be in recession as every major part of the economy has been hit by the financial shock, said Janet Yellen, the president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve.
ECB's Weber: don't talk up recession threat
There is no reason to talk recession dangers into happening, said Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank.
Fed's Lacker: US may avoid recession
Growth has been slow for 2008, but the US has avoided a recession and the odds of a severe downturn appear to have fallen, said Jeffrey Lacker, the president of Richmond Fed.
Slow growth but no recession, says Fed's Yellen
The US economy will not fall into recession this year, said Janet Yellen, the president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve.
EU will avoid downturn: Juncker
Europe will not follow the United States into recession said Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg's prime minister and finance minister, on Monday.
Fed faces uncertain times and difficult decisions
Stephen Cecchetti, the Rosenberg professor of global finance at the Brandeis International Business School, discusses why the outlook for the United States economy is so hard to call and if the Federal Reserve was right to cut rates.
Canada will not slump despite slight slowdown
Though the likelihood of a recession in the United States has increased greatly, the Canadian economy will continue to grow, said David Dodge, the outgoing governor of the Bank of Canada.
Hawkish Hoenig stresses inflation risks
The likelihood of a recession in the United States is smaller than others are suggesting, says Thomas Hoenig, the president of the Kansas City Federal Reserve.
The drawbacks of disinflation policies
Economies enter persistent recessions and inflation heads above the long-run level in the immediate aftermath of a disinflation policy, research published by Banque de France finds.
Financial market perceptions of recession risk
Corporate credit spreads embed key information about the likelihood of recession one year ahead.
Volatility will continue to fall - IMF
Output volatility is likely to fall in the years ahead, according to the latest edition of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook.
Greenspan lays odds of 2-1 against US recession
Following comments earlier in the year that gave financial markets a wobble, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday 11 May the odds are two to one that the US will avoid a recession this year.
Is Bernanke wrong on inflation?
According to this article from Bloomberg on Monday 30 April, a housing slump in the US may drive the US economy into recession, prompting the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
OECD's Cotis says US recession unlikely
OECD chief economist Jean-Philippe Cotis said Tuesday 13 March he does not expect a recession in the US.
No recession coming says St Louis Fed chief
St. Louis Fed president William Poole on Friday 2 March rejected fears that the U.S. economy was heading into a recession, saying that while there "could be a recession," one isn't likely, echoing comments this week by former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan.
Bond curve inversion no longer signals recession
According to this article from Reuters, published Thursday 16 November, the inverted yield curve is no longer seen as an accurate predictor of slowing growth or recession ahead.
Germany, France confirm euro zone rebound
Data released on Thursday 13 November showed that both Germany and France grew in the third quarter of this year, according to Reuters, with Germany pulling out of its second recession in two years, expanding 0.2 percent and France seeing growth of 0.4…
Germany in recession as Eurozone stagnates
The German economy fell into a technical recession after data showed a second successive quarter of negative growth in the three months to the end of June, Reuters reports.