economic contraction

John Ryding and Conrad DeQuadros at RDQ Economics said the surveys showed "the global nature of the economic contraction" .

This may prove to be enough to stave off a major economic contraction, but government measures alone will not rekindle high growth rates.

Gone is the fantasy that there would be a mild economic contraction this year, followed by a return to steady growth.

But periods of global economic contraction and rising unemployment do not usually welcome statesmen.

"We are through the deepest in terms of economic contraction, " said Erik Nielsen, European economist at Goldman Sachs.

This may come in the form of the ISM reports that point to an economic contraction in the euro zone.

Instead, as Britain is now demonstrating, fiscal contraction leads to economic contraction.

With a Chinese economic contraction now thinkable, that data could stoke the fears that already stalk the financial system.

But the risk of another Lehman-like collapse and subsequent economic contraction is now extremely significant.

Monthly indicators also suggest that the rate of economic contraction is slowing.

Most economists still believe the likelihood of a renewed U. S. economic contraction is remote.

But the economic contraction, and the wretched state of balance sheets, should be forcing a rethink.

The U. S. data are slightly more mixed, but in my view, they're going to lead us to this economic contraction.

Bernanke said data suggests that the pace of the country's economic contraction may be slowing.

All three are currently conspiring to make countries accept economic contraction with high unemployment as their best way forward.

The economic contraction is of course the prime force driving companies to lay off workers.

Private economists widely agree that it staved off a far deeper economic contraction.

The quarterly decline makes Japan the biggest economy yet to experience economic contraction this year.

Even so, it may have to do the opposite of what it wants by cutting rates to avoid the danger of sharp economic contraction.

Its March investors survey found most respondents seeing an end to economic contraction this summer.

The economic contraction will affect every year in all regions of the exhibition show.

Indeed, the rate of economic contraction in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 reached near-depression levels.

So brace yourself for an ugly and protracted global economic contraction in 2009.

Many now think the US will narrowly dodge outright economic contraction.

A protracted period of economic contraction risks the spread of social disorder and political conflict.

This positive growth is in contrast to some other regions in the world that are experiencing an economic contraction.

A reading above 50 percent indicates economic expansion while one below 50 percent indicates economic contraction.

As always, it is the poorest who will be hardest hit by economic contraction.

Global companies spooked by Russia's 7. 9% economic contraction in 2009 may now be coming back to invest.

A reading above 50 indicates expansion and growth; a number below 50 means economic contraction.

One is to fix the public finances. Slovakia's deficit has risen to 6. 8% of GDP, following an economic contraction of 4. 7% last year.

In Japan, a fourth-quarter economic contraction of 3. 3 percent rattled the markets.