The Euro Zone Periphery Shows Little Sign Of Recovery
"Nonetheless, the euro zone periphery shows little sign of recovery: GDP
continues to shrink, owing to ongoing fiscal austerity, the euro’s
excessive strength, a severe credit crunch underpinned by banks’
shortage of capital, and depressed business and consumer confidence.
Moreover, recession on the periphery is now spreading to the euro zone
core, with French output contracting and even Germany stalling as growth
in its two main export markets is either falling (the rest of the euro
zone) or slowing (China and elsewhere in Asia)." - in Live Mint
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Nouriel Roubini is an American professor of Economics at New York University`s Stern School of Business and chairman of RGE Roubini Global Economics