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<text id=91TT1724>
<title>
Aug. 05, 1991: Business Notes:Economy
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
Aug. 05, 1991 Was It Worth It?
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
BUSINESS, Page 49
Business Notes
ECONOMY
Looking at a Rocky Recovery
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<p> The economic recession is over. Now get ready for--another
recession? That's a real possibility, say economists. The
government reported last week that the economy grew at a barely
measurable 0.4% annualized rate in the second quarter. But it
may be premature to celebrate the arrival of good times again.
"Usually we shoot right out of an economic hole," says economist
Allen Sinai. "This time we're crawling out."
</p>
<p> Business activity remains so sluggish that the jobless
rate is expected to continue to rise for the rest of the year.
Some experts even warn that the economy, burdened by high debts
and a weak banking system, could fall again unless the Federal
Reserve moves quickly to lower interest rates. Fed Chairman Alan
Greenspan has kept rates firm to control inflation. But with the
threat of a "double-dip recession" hovering over the economy,
Greenspan may feel new pressure from the Administration to relax
his monetary grip as the 1992 presidential election draws near.
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</body></article>
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