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Friday 5 October 2012

Stressed snackers shun chocolate as Europe's crisis bites

BOJ stands pat, keeps powder dry as recession risk looms
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan resisted political pressure for action and kept monetary policy steady on Friday, but left the door open to more monetary easing later this month by warning of looming risks to the outlook for the world's third ...
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Could 'taxmageddon' trigger a new recession?
MSN Money
However, most economists believe a fiscal shock of that magnitude would immediately throw the economy into recession, which would sharply reduce actual collections. No class of Americans would be exempt from so-called Taxmageddon except for the ...
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Peter Schiff: The Recession Is Already Here
Seeking Alpha
Some analysts, like Jim Rogers, have been warning about a coming recession in 2013, while other big names like Roubini and Faber have been even more bold with their statements. Investors should not be surprised to see Peter Schiff throw his hat into ...
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Hungary Raises Deficit Targets, Acknowledges Recession
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Recognizing that economic growth won't be as high as expected earlier in part due to a slowing euro zone, the Hungarian government cut its expectations for this year, acknowledging a recession, and decreased the expected gross domestic output growth ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Can You Have A Recession If Services Are Expanding?
Business Insider
Over the last few weeks, NDD and I have looked at the possibility of a recession. I discussed it here and NDD discussed it here. Menzie Chen over at Econbrowser weighs in here. The general consensus is that the US economy is very weak, but there are ...
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In Bluffs, Joe Biden accuses GOP of causing recession, hurting middle class
Omaha World-Herald
The Democratic vice president talked frequently about the nation's middle class Thursday during a campaign rally here, where he accused Republicans of causing the Great Recession that “decimated” the ranks of the middle class. Biden also heaped ...
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Stressed snackers shun chocolate as Europe's crisis bites
Reuters
"For the first part of the recession we thought chocolate would be recession proof, and then we saidrecession resistant, and now I think people are just getting ground down," said Marcia Mogelonsky, global food and drink analyst at Mintel. "I have not ...
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The Recession Is Already Here
ForexLive (blog)
Peter Schiff in 'seeking alpha' claims the US is already in recession, pointing out that government data shows growth at 1.3% while inflation is running at 1.6% and suggests inflation figures are actually being under reported. He also notes that the ...
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'Lowest' birth rate may not just be the recession
Deseret News
Numbers released Wednesday show 2011 brought the lowest birth rate in American history. And experts are beginning to question the theory that it's a lingering effect of the recession. Births peaked in 2007 at 4.3 million, according to the National ...
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Deseret News
Planned job cuts at 'pre-recession' levels
Sun-Sentinel
Jobs cuts planned by employers are at "pre-recession levels," according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which released its September report on layoffs Thursday. In September, Florida's planned job cuts bumped up to 1,818 compared to 1,638 a year ago.
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