The risk of a double-dip recession is rising

By Nouriel Roubini
Published: August 23 2009 18:55 | Last updated: August 23 2009 18:55

T he global economy is starting to bottom out from the worst recession and financial crisis since the Great Depression. In the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009 the rate at which most advanced economies were contracting was similar to the gross domestic product free-fall in the early stage of the Depression. Then, late last year, policymakers who had been behind the curve finally started to use most of the weapons in their arsenal.

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Financial Times