Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Who is in more trouble - Europe, US or Asia?


'Who is in more trouble?', well all 3 are and there are no exceptions and no continent can escape economic recession. It is like a huge chain, downfall of the housing market and dire unemployment in the US directly affected the European and Asian countries. That is why we see governments in all these continents have been coming up with stimulus packages to minimize the problem if not stop it.

According to Nader Naeimi, a Sydney based investment strategist with AMP Capital Investors, said: "These sorts of stimulus measures are steps in the right direction. We need circuit-breakers to unlock the credit logjam." (source: bloomberg.com).

Australia wants to be away from recession as hence the government announced $42 billion Australian Dollars more. But there is still pessimism floating in the market, like one Chief Asian economist at Credit Suisse Private Bank in Singapore, Joseph Tan said:"Stimulus measures will help minimize the downside to some degree in the short term. There’s always that shadow hanging down our heads. Jobs are still being lost, consumption is coming down and economies are falling." (source: bloomberg.com).

Hence, all economies are in trouble and are likely to come to the stage of recession at some point in the future and stimulus plans are going to give relief in the short-term and not long term. There are tough times ahead for all, so be prepared.

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