Großbritannien

[ThomasWach]

Nun sehen wir auch in der Realwirtschaft in Großbritannien, wie eine globale Finanzmarktkrise zusammen mit einem schon sich anbahnenden und durch sie verstärkten Wirtschaftsabschwung in die Rezession führt:

UK confirms economy at standstill
The UK economy saw no growth in the second quarter of 2008, while the gap in the current account widened to its highest level in almost a year.
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Growth was 0% in the second quarter - which was even lower than the 0.3% figure for the first quarter of 2008.
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The quarterly figures were the worst for sixteen years, and several analysts maintained a downbeat forecast for the UK economy.
"Overall, not much cheer here. We continue to think that the UK economy is poised for a recession and a prolonged period of weak activity as the excesses of the last decade unwind dramatically," said Paul Dales, an analyst at Capital Economics.
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Quelle:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7643660.stm