Entries from Chemicals & The Economy tagged with 'Martin Feldstein'

Feldstein warns of potential for new US recession

There is worrying evidence that the US may be close to recession. This may seem unlikely to those who have only known the world of the past 25 years. Between 1982-2007, US recessions were very rare. They took place just...

A sombre outlook

Housing is a vital market for chemical companies. It boomed in the US and other Western countries as credit standards were relaxed between 2003-7. Now it is at the centre of the credit crunch. Martin Feldstein, Harvard economics professor,...