US may raise rates within six months: survey

2010-03-08T10:16:21Z

<div><p>The US Federal Reserve is expected to hike benchmark interest rates within six months as the economy recovers from one of the most brutal recessions, a poll among economists showed Monday.</p><p>When asked what monetary policy posture they would prefer in the next six months, 63 percent of 203 economists of the

Poll: Economists see 'healthy' expansion under way

2010-02-22T07:17:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Forecasters expect economic recovery to continue adding jobs, growth at least into 2011</div><div><p>Economists expect the recovery to remain "firmly on track" over the next two years though job growth is likely to remain slow, according to a new survey.</p><p>The latest outlook from The National Association for Business Economic...

Economic survey: Slow recovery continues

2010-02-22T15:23:58Z

<div id="subtitle">Forecasters say businesses expect to boost hiring and capital spending in the 2010 1st half</div><div><p>Businesses expect to boost hiring and capital spending in the first half of the year as the U.S. recovery from the recession slowly continues, according to a new survey.</p><p>Since the fall of 2009 demand has edged higher in the good...

AP-GfK Poll: Debt turning shoppers into Scrooges

2010-02-24T01:35:20Z

<div><p>A lot more Americans are feeling stressed out by debt this holiday season, raising the glum likelihood they'll behave like Scrooge rather than Santa.</p><p>In fact, fully 93 percent say they'll spend less or about the same as last year, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. Half of all those polled say they're suffering at least some debt-related stress, an...

Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q

2010-02-24T01:53:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Forecasters expect job losses to bottom out in 1Q 2010 but unemployment to remain high</div><div><p>Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.</p><p>While signs have pointed to the end of the recession, joblessness ...

US unemployment to peak by March: poll

2010-02-24T01:42:07Z

<div><p>The worst of US job losses are expected to be over by March 2010 as the economic grows after a long recession, a poll of business economists showed Monday.</p><p>US economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2009 is expected to be 3.0 percent, rising to 3.2 percent over the whole of next year, according to the consensus macroeconomic outlook of a panel of 48 professional forecasters of the National Association of Business Economics<...

Recession over, unemployment seen at 10 percent

2010-02-24T19:57:51Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression has ended, but weak household spending as the labor market struggles to create jobs will slow the pace of the economy's recovery, according to a survey released on Monday.</p><p>The survey of 44 professional forecasters rel...

U.S. recession over, unemployment seen at 10 percent: poll

2010-02-24T19:57:50Z

U.S. recession over, unemployment seen at 10 percent

2010-02-24T19:57:49Z

US recession over, but employment will lag: survey

2010-02-24T19:54:33Z

<div><p>The recession gripping the United States for nearly two years is over, but economic growth may be held in check by high unemployment, a poll of business economists showed Monday.</p><p>"The Great Recession is over," according to the consensus macroeconomic outlook of a panel of 44 professional forecasters of the Reuters) - The U.S. economy does not need a second fiscal stimulus package, instead the government should cut spending over the next two years, according to a survey of business economists released on Monday.</p><p>Most economists in the U.S. economy expected to emerge this year from the longest recession since World War II, business forecasters are feeling a bit less gloomy about the future.</p><p>The latest outlook from a quarterly survey being released Monday by...

Economy sinks at a 5.7 percent pace in 1Q

2010-02-27T04:44:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Economy contracts at a 5.7 pct pace in 1st quarter; analysts believe economy doing better now</div><div><p>The economy sank at a 5.7 percent pace in the first quarter as the brute force of the recession carried over into this year. However, many analysts believe activity isn't shrinking nearly as much now as the downturn flashes signs of letting up.</p><p>The US economy is poised to emerge from recession in the second half of the year, but recovery will be lackluster, a survey of economic forecasters showed Wednesday.</p><p>The National Association for Business Economics said a survey of 45 professional...

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