That time appears to be now as economic misery in European nations like Greece and Italy intensifies along with risks
of a double dip recession for some countries.
The latest news about the increasing possibility
of a double dip recession is inducing me to become a little more bullish and reallocate from cash to stock.
Lest we forget, this slide on economic competence has happened during the worst
of the double dip recession.
Britain faced the very real prospect
of a double dip recession today, after official figures showed growth slowed by 0.2 % in the fourth quarter of 2011.
«Fear
of double dip recession is driving Labour towards March General Election Main Why is the Tory party having an outbreak of the jitters?»
Not exact matches
These facts lead Jim Barrow, an executive director and portfolio manager at Dallas - based Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney and Strauss, to doubt the likelihood
of a
double -
dip recession.
Many economists may be speculating about this being a W - shaped
recession, or
double dip recession, but I firmly believe we're at the trough
of an L - shaped
recession, with expected prolonged periods
of underperformance.
And the lingering fear
of a
double -
dip recession or an economic contraction due to Washington's fiscal crisis has had a big impact on the way firms like SEP must manage their U.S. accounts.
To create jobs and prevent a
double -
dip global
recession, this group
of die - hard Keynesians wants to see emergency stimulus spending maintained and maybe even increased to support economic growth.
Top entrepreneurs with proven track records have historically not suffered from this capital market dynamic for idea - stage fundraising, but the pessimism about the U.S. economy and the prospect
of a
double -
dip recession has terrified some investors, and now, even the top dogs are feeling the pinch.
A look at a past
double -
dip, the
recessions of 1980 and
of 1981 - 1982, suggests we are due.
Bringing the stimulus to a halt at a time when the economy is weak only increases the chance
of a
double -
dip recession.
He also said that there's a risk
of a
double -
dip recession «if liquidity disappears.»
You may recall that the terrible consumer confidence prompted talk
of further market losses and a «
double dip recession.»
Economists are talking about a
double -
dip recession, but we've never gotten out
of the first crash.
These doubts have been fueled by a high (but declining) unemployment rate, worries about a possible «
double -
dip»
recession, and
of course, the European debt crisis and U.S. fiscal cliff.
But with the UK trapped in
double dip recession, this is nowhere near enough to deal with the scale
of our economic crisis.
From a
double -
dip recession, to spending cuts, to the deepening nature
of the euro crisis, the economy is on everyone's minds.
Miliband made the mistake
of deviating from last night's masochism to the 50p top rate and the
double -
dip recession.
12:18 - PMQs snap verdict: The twin blows
of Leveson / Murdoch / Hunt and the return
of a
double -
dip recession made that one
of the hardest ever PMQs for David Cameron.
After a
double -
dip recession in 2012, Europe is mired in low growth, with growing divergences in competitiveness between Germany and the rest, and large swathes
of the eurozone suffering high unemployment and crumbling infrastructure.
Economists are questioning whether Britain is really in a
double -
dip recession, as Labour makes the most
of yesterday's news.
Not since quarterly records began in 1955 has a
double -
dip recession lasted for nine months, underlining the bleakness
of Britain's current position.
The UK economy shrunk by 0.2 % in the first quarter
of 2012, meaning the much - feared
double -
dip recession is now a reality.
Britain's economy shrunk more quickly than expected in the first quarter
of 2011, in a setback to pundits who had doubted whether the UK really was suffering a
double -
dip recession.
It said talk
of a
double -
dip recession was misleading and that growth had essentially been flat for two years - but warned that this situation was avoidable.
For Ed Miliband's team this came around the summer
of 2013, when the economy began to turn, and the
double dip recession was revised away.
It said the UK would avoid a
double -
dip recession by registering positive growth
of 0.2 % in the first and second quarters, before seeing further improvements in the second half
of the year.
Or that their growth figures are pure fantasy, the cuts reduce output but also actually result in increased spending, the debt goes up instead
of down, and that we end up in a
double -
dip recession (or worse)?
As we enter 2011 it is very clear that the US economy represents both the greatest potential for pulling the global economy out
of recession and the greatest threat
of plunging the global economy back into a ruinous
double -
dip recession.
But isn't the
double -
dip recession the most serious failure
of the government?
Politicians from all parties still squabble and shout at each other across the floor in the House
of Commons, they still publicly bash each other's ideas without putting forward real alternatives and, even as we slide into the
double dip of recession, the parties can't stop themselves from hurling scripted insults and blaming current problems on past policies.
On the subject
of the economy, which officially entered a
double -
dip recession when official figures showed it shrank by 0.2 % in the first quarter
of the year, Mr Miliband demanded the prime minister not offer another «excuse».
«Investment in jobs, education and training should be the priority, to avert a
double dip recession and to continue to build the knowledge, skills and enthusiasm
of today's young people.
By way
of comfort, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says there is no
double -
dip recession in sight.
It leaves out the very substantial contribution that 2 - 2.5 % annual growth would make to cutting the deficit, and indeed imposes spending cuts
of such a magnitude as would significantly ratchet down growth potential and risk a
double -
dip recession.
The UK economy has grown at its fastest rate for 5 years lifting the country out
of the longest
double -
dip recession since the 1950s
With a
double -
dip recession and a growing gap between the rich and the poor, his aspirational message will fall on deaf ears compared to the reality
of what people see around them.
A bad Budget, a
double dip recession, and allegations that he's a «posh boy» who «doesn't know the price
of milk» all tend to stick to you in a bad way.
Official figures provided bad news for the country: the economy slipped back into negative growth in the final three months
of 2011, setting up the very real possibility
of a
double -
dip recession.
Mr Clarke said it could prompt a
double -
dip recession, while Mr Cameron said it would result in politicians haggling instead
of concrete change.
«No move for a failing chancellor in charge
of a failing economic plan that has delivered a
double -
dip recession, who gave a tax cut for millionaires and who refuses to tax bank bonuses.»
High April 23rd: Economy escapes
double -
dip recession - This is a dubious «high», because - although staying positive - GDP growth at 0.2 % in the first quarter
of 2009 was a step backwards from the previous 0.4 % figure.
«With Britain in a
double -
dip recession because
of the chancellor's failed policies anything which helps to get the economy moving again is welcome.
We certainly would not be staring into the business end
of a
double -
dip recession.
Economic experts bedevilled by the riddle
of falling inequality and unexpectedly positive unemployment think they are finally cracking the code
of the
double -
dip recession.
«The reason the country is facing a
double dip recession is that a key driver
of the Government's economic policy has not been about tackling the deficit, but to use the deficit as a smokescreen to pursue the ideologically driven destruction
of public services.»
While Britain was holding a hugely successful Olympic Games, and Prince William was impregnating the royal body
of his wife, and the UK ground its way through a painful
double -
dip recession, Britain's political parties were quietly filling in their accounting details carefully, on time and, most importantly, correctly.
2012 saw the
double -
dip recession begun in October 2011 continue for the first half
of the year, before the three months to the end
of September 2012 registered growth
of 0.9 % boosted by the Olympic Games.
Miliband then used his speech to launch a powerful assault on the government's claim that Britain has entered a
double dip recession as a result
of the troubles in the eurozone.