http://www.moneymorning.com/2008/11/17/japan-recession-2/ Investment News Provider Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:36:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.moneymorning.com/2008/11/17/japan-recession-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12269 Despite the G20’s Latest Missteps, Reason for Economic Optimism Remains Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:00:09 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=3324#comment-12269 [...] We’re already seeing the fallout from this assessment. First, banks are de-leveraging as fast as they can, forcing down asset prices and helping fuel the whipsaw volatility that’s become the market norm of late (hedge funds and other institutional players are de-leveraging, too, which is contributing to the chaos). Second, credit has tightened throughout the world economy, and we’re now watching as one market after another is succumbing to recessionary forces. [...] [...] We’re already seeing the fallout from this assessment. First, banks are de-leveraging as fast as they can, forcing down asset prices and helping fuel the whipsaw volatility that’s become the market norm of late (hedge funds and other institutional players are de-leveraging, too, which is contributing to the chaos). Second, credit has tightened throughout the world economy, and we’re now watching as one market after another is succumbing to recessionary forces. [...]

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