Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Sunday downplayed the risk of a double-dip recession in the United States, saying its domestic economy was in better shape compared to its European peers, according to firstpost.
A double-dip recession “depends on Europe, not the United States,” Greenspan told NBC television’s “Meet the Press.” “The United States was actually doing relatively well — sluggish, but going forward until Italy ran into trouble.”
The US economy stumbled badly in the first half of 2011 and came dangerously close to contracting in the January-March period, raising fears that the economy was sliding back into recession.
Those fears were calmed somewhat last week when a debt deal was agreed before the August 2 deadline as well as data showing that employers added 117,000 jobs in July. But Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the country’s top-notch “AAA” credit rating late on Friday to “AA+” could hurt the recovery….
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