Web Sify
Follow us on
Sify.com » Topics » Knowledge Wharton
Knowledge Wharton News
knowledge wharton
It's a bird...it's a plane...it's a recession, or is it?
It's been quite a week. Stock markets around the world showed sharp declines on Monday; on Tuesday, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. The rate cut helped stem the losses on some indexes, but by January 23, the volatility had returned. The obvious fear is one of recession -- a possibility that the White House and Congress are trying to avert