ft.com - 2/13/2009
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Germany’s economic slump in the final quarter of 2008 proved worse than feared, official figures showed on Friday, with the country posting the sharpest fall in gross domestic product since the country was reunified in 1990. The larger-than-expected 2.1 per cent plunge in GDP in the final three ...
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Germany’s Incredible Shrinking Economy
A Fistful Of Euros » A Fistful Of Euros —
The FT says this is worse than feared, and I say it is just what I was expecting (see here, I do hope that doesn’t make me one of those “visionaries” you are all so busy talking about).
Germany’s economic slump in the final quarter of 2008 proved worse than feared, official figures showed on Friday, with the country posting the sharpest fall in gross domestic product since the country was reunified in 1990.The larger-than-expected 2.1 per cent plunge in GDP in the final three months of the year showed Europe’s largest ...
Germany's Incredible Shrinking Economy
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The FT says this is worse than feared, and I say it is just what I was expecting (see here, I do hope that doesn't make me one of those "visionaries" you are all so busy talking about). Germany’s economic slump in the final quarter of 2008 proved worse than feared, official figures showed on Friday, with the country posting the sharpest fall in gross domestic product since the country was reunified in 1990.The larger-than-expected 2.1 per cent plunge in GDP in the final three months of the year showed Europe’s largest economy contracting ...
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On FT Alphaville this morning, - The Eurozone recession intensifies . - Equity lives! Expounding the value of stocks and shares . - Two views on equities and bonds. - Failing the stress test: the past decade as an ahistoric aberration . - Blarney from Irish Life & Permanent. - Bloomie headline du jour . - Stimulation down under , finally. On FT.com, - Eurozone contracts at fastest ever rate . - France to call for hedge fund crackdown . - LSE calls in Rolet to replace Furse. - Irish Life finance director ...
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