Denmark in Recession Mode as Budget Stunts Growth: Nordic Credit

Recession Risk Plus Election Equals Higher Yields: Japan Credit Bloomberg Japan's worst economic contraction since early 2011 will raise rather than lower benchmark bond yields, primary dealers say, as politicians jostling for power increase fiscal spending in the world's largest debtor. The 10-year rate, now at 0.735 ... See all stories on this topic »

Recession is a real probability Christian Science Monitor (blog) Last week I reported on a relatively new recession probability indicator (… the “markov switching” series recently introduced to the Fed FRED/Blytic) that was giving a pretty clear, though preliminary, indication of probable recession. Skip to next ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor (blog)

Will the Great Recession produce a renaissance of thrift? Deseret News With Americans collectively hitting a peak of $13.8 trillion in household debt four years ago, and now living through the Great Recession, the question arises: Will this economic disaster produce not just a temporary tightening of belts, but a real ... See all stories on this topic » Deseret News

Denmark in Recession Mode as Budget Stunts Growth: Nordic Credit Businessweek “Denmark is on the edge of a recession,” Steen Bocian, head of economic research at Danske Bank A/S in Copenhagen, said yesterday in a phone interview. “This is not a budget that will help Denmark boost growth.” Instead, “there's a risk that the ... See all stories on this topic »

Moody's sees recession if Washington talks fail CBS News NEW YORK — Moody's Analytics on Monday forecast that the U.S. economy will fall into recessionby spring if the Obama administration and House Republicans fail to agree on federal fiscal policy. Given the severe consequences of going over the fiscal ... See all stories on this topic »

How to Prepare For the Next Recession Forbes We economists are not very good at predicting when the next recession will hit, but we do a fairly good job of identifying which industries are most at risk. Business planners should consider both the risk of recession—now estimated at 21 percent by ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Study: Divorce rate fell fast when recession hit Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) The national divorce rate fell rapidly in the early years of the Great Recession, but don't get the idea that economic hardship saved struggling marriages, a new study from Marquette University says. Divorce rates have been falling for years, but ... See all stories on this topic »

U.S. Likely To Avoid Recession Seeking Alpha A sharp global slowdown coupled with a recession in the eurozone raised concerns about a likelyrecession in the United States. It is however surprising and positive to witness the resilience shown by the U.S. economy amidst a global manufacturing ... See all stories on this topic »

'The Queen of Versailles': the best film on the Great Recession Washington Post (blog) “The Queen of Versailles” began as a documentary about a time-share billionaire, his ditzy wife, and their grotesque quest to build the largest house in the United States of America. It ended as perhaps the single best film on the Great Recession. The ... See all stories on this topic » Trade deficit, fiscal cliff threaten second recession Statesman Journal This reduction in demand could throw the economy into a deep recession without offsetting policy actions to jump start additional oil and gas production, curb the growing trade deficit with China or offer businesses relief from new regulations and ... See all stories on this topic »