Monday, January 07, 2008

Economic forecast: A year of volatility

January 5 - The Kansas City Star - Our experts predict a volatile year as the economy flirts with recession, banks scramble for capital and the Federal Reserve tries to pump confidence back into credit markets.

In a recent discussion, they talked about the Fed’s tightrope walk of fighting recession without feeding inflation. They weighed potential changes in the capital gains tax, parsed the impact of a weak U.S. dollar, measured prospects of foreign stock markets and mentioned a few favorite stock plays. Read More.

No comments: