http://www.thestandard.com/node/125869/comments comments feed. en U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com U.S. recession ends by 2010? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009 <p> <p> </p> <p>Financial experts can't agree on how long this recession will last. Renowned economist <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAT00468820090104">Martin Feldstein says the U.S. recession will last beyond 2009.</a> Feldstein was the former president and founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, chairman of <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/">RGE Monitor</a> who correctly predicted in 2006 a worldwide recession and a housing market collapse that would lead to a credit crunch, says the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roubini-forecasts-recession-last-2/story.aspx?guid={D3E17944-FFE5-40D3-A0E4-564C8F901DDE}#comments">U.S. recession will last 2 full years</a>. The NBER declared last December that the U.S. recession <a href="http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/dec2008.html">started in December 2007</a>. </p> <p>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich believes <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-we-heading-for-another-great_5588.html">it's unlikely that the White House and Congress will let us fall into an economic depression</a>. And Donald "You're Fired" Trump has determined that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/05/lkl.donald.trump/?iref=mpstoryview">the U.S. is already in a depression</a>. </p> <p>The Federal Reserve predicts that the U.S. economy <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/fed_minutes/?postversion=2009010619">will recover in the second half of 2009</a>, though unemployment will continue to rise in 2010. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The U.S. recession is over by the end of 2009. Rather than wait for the NBER data to make a ruling (which could take 6-12 months after a recession is over), we'll look at the <a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm">GDP growth rate</a> from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two straight quarters of negative growth rate indicates that we're in a recession. </p> <p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/u-s-recession-ends-2009#comments bailout bailout package Business & Finance Depression economic crisis obama recession stimulus package u.s economy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:50:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125869 at http://www.thestandard.com