World Outlook: Global Economic Trends and Prospects: Autumn 2008

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World Outlook: Global Economic Trends and Prospects: Autumn 2008

Global Economic Analysis

Author: Christopher Beckman

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  • A number of developed countries are close to recession, and below-trend growth is anticipated at least through 2009 given the current state of financial markets.
  • With global demand in a slump, inflationary pressures from food and fuel will moderate somewhat.
  • The outlook for Europe has deteriorated as more economies there succumb to the global credit crunch.
  • After more than a year of global financial turbulence, a number of Asia-Pacific economies have slowed sharply, and some are even close to recessionary conditions.
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This quarterly examination of the short-term economic outlook for the world’s major economies also contains an in-depth analysis of a number of issues that are relevant for understanding world economic trends and developments.

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