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===2008, | ===2008, 3rd quarter=== | ||
World | World | ||
United States | United States | ||
: | :US output falls - by 0.3% between second and third quarters of 2008 [6] | ||
: | Europe | ||
: UK output falls - by 0.5% between second and third quarters of 2008 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7686552.stm]. | |||
: Bank of England slashes its discount rate by an unprecedented 1.5 per cent to 3 per cent. | |||
Asia | |||
: China's GDP growth rate falls - to a 9 per cent increase in the third quarter of 2008 over the 3rd quarter of 2007 [http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2008/10/middle_kingdom.html] | |||
===2008, 4th quarter=== | |||
World | |||
:The oil price falls. (November US light $60/barrel, down fron July $147 peak)[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/]. | |||
United States | |||
: Federal Reserve Bank promises to buy up to $500 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities guarantee by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and up to $100billion worth of their direct debt [http://www.economist.com/finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12689745]. | |||
: Federal Reserve Bank cuts its discount rate to 0 to 1/4 per cent [http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/monetary/20081216b.htm]. | |||
China announces a $586 billion fiscal stimulus [http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto111020081508401348] | Asia | ||
: China announces a $586 billion fiscal stimulus [http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto111020081508401348] | |||
===2009, 1st quarter=== | ===2009, 1st quarter=== | ||
President-elect Obama proposes major fiscal stimulus [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/58ee3966-dd9d-11dd-930e-000077b07658.html]. | : President-elect Obama proposes major fiscal stimulus [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/58ee3966-dd9d-11dd-930e-000077b07658.html]. | ||
Bank of England cuts discount rate cut- from 2% to 1.5% [http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/news/2009/001.htm]. | : Bank of England cuts discount rate cut- from 2% to 1.5% [http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/news/2009/001.htm]. | ||
Revision as of 05:36, 14 January 2009
2008, 3rd quarter
World
United States
- US output falls - by 0.3% between second and third quarters of 2008 [6]
Europe
- UK output falls - by 0.5% between second and third quarters of 2008 [1].
- Bank of England slashes its discount rate by an unprecedented 1.5 per cent to 3 per cent.
Asia
- China's GDP growth rate falls - to a 9 per cent increase in the third quarter of 2008 over the 3rd quarter of 2007 [2]
2008, 4th quarter
World
- The oil price falls. (November US light $60/barrel, down fron July $147 peak)[3].
United States
- Federal Reserve Bank promises to buy up to $500 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities guarantee by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and up to $100billion worth of their direct debt [4].
- Federal Reserve Bank cuts its discount rate to 0 to 1/4 per cent [5].
Asia
- China announces a $586 billion fiscal stimulus [6]
2009, 1st quarter
- President-elect Obama proposes major fiscal stimulus [7].
- Bank of England cuts discount rate cut- from 2% to 1.5% [8].