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Global economy in worst shape since 2009

Global Economy

The global economy is in the worst shape since the dark days of 2009. Six of the 17 countries that use the euro currency are in recession. The U.S. economy is struggling again. And the economic superstars of the developing world - China, India and Brazil - are in no position to come to the rescue. They're slowing, too.

 

Brazil's Star Power Dims, Economic Growth Weaker Than U.S.

Alexandre Tombini

For a country that’s faced the worst economic recession in a generation, the U.S. is doing marvelously well by comparison to every major economy except for maybe China. GDP growth, still around 2 percent and expected to end the year close to that, is better in the U.S. than it is in Brazil, a country which grew China-style in 2010 at 7.5 percent. Once the shining start of the Latin American economies, Brazil is now at stall speed.

Senh: People forget that we must think in relative terms. The entire world is in a recession, and compared to them, the U.S. is doing decent.

 

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