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GLOBAL DATA WATCH

The sound of the other shoe dropping: 2008-09-26

As we go to press the fate of the US Treasury's TARP proposal remains uncertain. Unfortunately, we are more certain that the US economy will face increasing difficulties in the quarters ahead as drags on growth intensify. This week we revised our forecast to incorporate a US slide into recession over the coming two quarters.

NOTES AND SPECIAL REPORTS

US business retrenchment ushers in mild recession	2008-09-26
US: it takes a lot to laugh, it takes $700 billion to cry	2008-09-26
Euro area consumption likely fell sharply in 3Q	2008-09-26
Turkey: feeling the global credit crunch	2008-09-26
Japan’s Tankan survey to underscore recession	2008-09-19
More lessons from the 1990s Scandinavian banking crisis	2008-09-19
Brazil: reassessing BRL vulnerability amid global turmoil	2008-09-19
Vietnam’s competitive edge	2008-09-19
Mind the gap: US unemployment spikes amid modest job loss	2008-09-12
US: Freddie or not, here come changes to mortgage finance	2008-09-12
Data Watch: Summary Outlook	2008-09-26
Regional Data Calendars	2008-09-26

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DAILY ECONOMIC BRIEFING

October 2, 2008	2008-10-02
October 1, 2008	2008-10-01
September 30, 2008	2008-09-30
September 29, 2008	2008-09-29
September 25, 2008	2008-09-25

Note: Global Data Watch is updated every Wednesday. Daily Economic Briefing is updated with a 1-day delay and is not published on Fridays.