5 de janeiro de 2009

No entretanto, na economia...

A coluna de hoje, no NYT, de Krugman, começa assim:

“If we don’t act swiftly and boldly,” declared President-elect Barack Obama in his latest weekly address, “we could see a much deeper economic downturn that could lead to double-digit unemployment.” If you ask me, he was understating the case.


The fact is that recent economic numbers have been terrifying, not just in the United States but around the world. Manufacturing, in particular, is plunging everywhere. Banks aren’t lending; businesses and consumers aren’t spending. Let’s not mince words: This looks an awful lot like the beginning of a second Great Depression..."

PS(II): E ainda esta nota (muito interessante): Grasping Reality: Martin Wolf Puts It Better than Anyone Else I Have Seen.
PS(III): Nouriel Roubini diz que o pior ainda está para vir: Bloomberg.com: News.

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