Poll 'shows world economic gloom'
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A BBC survey of 22 countries finds most people downbeat over the future of the international economy.
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A global survey of consumer confidence released Wednesday shows that European consumers are generally pessimistic about the economic outlook for the next 12 months, people in the Asia-Pacific are optimistic and Americans lie somewhere in between.
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Polls show long-term economic health occupies minds as much as a looming slump.
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A worsening outlook for the world economy drove global stock markets sharply lower on Tuesday and intensified speculation about an emergency US interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Business leaders rattled by a slump in global markets urged the U.S. and other central banks on Wednesday to get a grip on the global economy and some accused the Federal Reserve of losing its nerve.
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The IMF says that global economic growth is likely to be dampened by the turbulence which has swept world markets.
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Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about the state of the US economy and blaming President George W. Bush, according to Gallup poll figures released.
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Investor confidence in the economy  deteriorated in August to its lowest level in a year, as the  growing housing turmoil compounded worries over high energy  prices, a survey showed on Monday.
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New U.S. economic data on Friday did  little to answer questions about the sustainability of global  economic growth, offering a mixed picture that left markets in  a generally bearish pattern.
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Share prices in Tokyo and Hong Kong fall more than 2% as  anxiety continues over world economic prospects.
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IRVING, TEXAS: Top US executives are pessimistic about next yearâs economy, citing high oil prices, geopolitical threats and stuttering consumer confidence, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
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Most Americans believe their country's economy is in decline and that its cities are experiencing economic troubles on a variety of fronts, according to a Zogby International Poll released Wednesday.
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The mood of Davos in the economics sphere was one of grim determination. Grim because the people who should know are most sure the credit market crisis stalking the world is far from over. Determination because financial company leaders, central bankers and finance ministers are focused on doing what is needed to sort out the mess.
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A string of gloomy data has clouded some of the optimism surrounding the South African economy, raising fears of another interest rate hike and casting doubt on government growth forecasts.
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LONDON  - A global survey of consumer confidence released Wednesday suggests European consumers are generally pessimistic about the economic outlook for the next 12 months, people in the Asia-Pacific are optimistic and Americans lie somewhere in between.
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Â· Economist warns of sharp downturn Â· Tory leader attacks Brown over crisis
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The outlook for the global economy this year is decidedly dour, but leading economists at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland had mixed views Wednesday about the possibility of a global recession.