U.S. Economic Outlook
Economic leaders gave testimony on the current state of the U.S. economy and financial matters including the economic downturn and the mortg… read more
Economic leaders gave testimony on the current state of the U.S. economy and financial matters including the economic downturn and the mortgage market crisis. They predicted sluggish growth for the first half of 2008, but predicted that the downward trend would reverse during the second half of the year. They identified the shortage of credit as a major obstacle to growth. close
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