Great Depression, Subprime mortgage crisis, Unemployment, Interest rate, Recession, Monetary policy

Le May 30, 2019
@paulkrugman a partagé
The thing is, there's no one obvious cause for this pessimism. The trade war doesn't look big enough; it seems like a bunch of things adding up to global worries of a smorgasbord recession. Don't know how seriously to take it 4/ https://t.co/Bwf9ZfUIgB
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A Smorgasbord Recession? (Wonkish)

The next slump may have multiple causes.

Le May 30, 2019
@paulkrugman a partagé
The thing is, there's no one obvious cause for this pessimism. The trade war doesn't look big enough; it seems like a bunch of things adding up to global worries of a smorgasbord recession. Don't know how seriously to take it 4/ https://t.co/Bwf9ZfUIgB
Open

A Smorgasbord Recession? (Wonkish)

The next slump may have multiple causes.

Bitcoin has never seen a global recession, may act as an escape hatch next time, says Erik Voorhees

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Australia has dodged many banana skins. Is it about to come a cropper?

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The end really is near: a play-by-play of the coming economic collapse

Recoveries generally don't die of old age. So what's going to kill ours? Five economists call it like they see it

Stock market woes raise a nagging fear: Is a recession near?

BALTIMORE (AP) — Fears of a recession have been mounting with the U.S. stock market appearing to be headed for its worst December since 1931 — during the Great Depression. Wall Street's ...

Ray Dalio, who predicted the financial crisis, outlines his scenario for the next recession — and makes some pointed parallels to the Great Depression

BI PRIME: Ray Dalio, the founder and co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, recently spoke with Business Insider about the next economic recession. He also drew ominous ...