Word: bearishness
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Buchanan's forecast for China's GDP growth in 2009 is among the most bearish: 6%. If he's right, that would be the lowest rate since 1990. But the data released Thursday did show some unexpected signs of life. Industrial production revived slightly in December, and loan growth surged. Merrill Lynch said in a report that the fourth quarter of 2008 and this current quarter could be "the trough of this growth cycle," as government stimulus and loose monetary policy begin to boost domestic demand. The data gave enough hope to Credit Suisse's Tao to convince...
...Park's bearish predictions came true, but many resonated enough that the government reportedly started to fear an insider might be unloading. Foreign exchange players scrutinized Minerva's postings as did government officials trying to guess his identity. At times, Minerva characterized himself as a financial superstar and was so persuasive that Koreans were certain they weren't just following any cybergoon. Minerva also had a growing online audience increasingly skeptical of traditional media and gravitating more and more to the web for scholarship and opinions, especially dissenting viewpoints...
...last winter, with some firms describing the market as "the worst they can remember." Nearly half of the manufacturers surveyed said they expect their profits to decline through the end of 2009. "The outlook," the Book notes, "is pessimistic." One Boston respondent told Fed officials that the economy's "bearish mood" has even spread to the higher-education sector. Staffing centers are gloomy on the East Coast; says one contact,"Everybody's spooked. There's no hiring going on at all." Even so, positions for engineers, programmers, health care personnel and IT professionals have remained difficult to fill. (In other...
...Following their short-lived surge earlier this week, world stock markets on Thursday took a seriously bearish stance, drawing markets that had already slumped Wednesday further down. Tokyo's Nikkei lost more than 11% - virtually wiping out its stunning spurt earlier in the week - and bourses elsewhere in Asia and across Europe experienced steep falls. What is inspiring traders to dump stocks in droves is a darkening economic outlook that continues to destabilize markets...
That will take time, but for now, most observers air cautious optimism that the government responses have turned the corner on the crisis. According to economist Jacques Mistral, head of economic research for the French Institute on Foreign Relations, the general fear that caused the bearish epidemic pushed markets so low that traders were already looking for a bottom from which to rebound...