OECD: U.S. slowdown won't hurt Europe
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A likely soft landing for the U.S. economy will not dent the recovery that is gathering pace in Europe, the OECD said Tuesday, raising its growth forecast for the 12 nations that use the euro while cutting predictions for the United States to reflect a housing-led slowdown.
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OECD raises economic forecast for region and lowers United States.
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Alan Greenspan's suggestions offered little relief to those in Europe who worry that the U.S. is seeking to gain an advantage for its industries from a weaker currency.
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Higher interest rates in Europe  and growing uncertainty over the cost of borrowing in the  United States could slow down parts of the global mergers and  acquisitions boom, experts say.
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While the U.S. economy is at some risk of a slowdown, it will probably avoid a recession, and any downturn is unlikely to be severe, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher said on Thursday.
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday cut its 2004 forecast for US economic growth to 4.3 percent but raised its growth predictions for the euro zone and for Japan.
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Problems in the U.S. subprime  mortgage market are unlikely to push the U.S. economy into a  recession over the next 12 months, the top economist for a  leading U.S. business group said on Tuesday.
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Economic slowdown in the United States  will be significant and will last for some time, the head of  the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, calling for a  coordinated response to financial turmoil around the world.
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Despite years of efforts, Europe has made little progress toward its goal of surpassing the United States in growth, innovation and productivity by the end of the decade, leading European economists reported Friday.
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The slowing U.S. economy is unlikely to sink into an election-year recession and an economic rebound could begin as early as next year as housing and financial market turmoil fades, the Congressional Budget Office forecast on Wednesday.
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Continued robust expansion in developing countries will help offset a slowdown in the United States this year amid concerns of a possible recession in the world's largest economy
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The economies of central Europe face difficult times in coming years owing to a slowdown in the pace of reforms and a labour shortage, a senior OECD official said.
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Financial market turbulence should  have only a limited impact on euro-zone growth, European  Central Bank policymakers said at weekend meetings of global  financial officials in Washington.
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European stock markets steadied and U.S.  Treasuries eased on Tuesday after an unexpected upward revision  to U.S. growth showed the world's biggest economy in a slightly  more favorable light.  But European shares struggled to push on  higher and euro zone debt was supported as the euro again  flirted with $1.33, U.S. oil prices edged back toward $50 a  barrel, and after data showed European economic sentiment at a  four-month low.
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The European Union will not rush to reimpose sanctions on the United States in a trade dispute over U.S. tax breaks for exporters if the World Trade Organization again finds in Europe's favor, a top EU official said on Thursday.
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The global economy is likely to slow due to the impact of a big correction in the U.S. balance of payments deficit but should avoid recession, Italian Economy Minister Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa told the Financial Times.
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The economic outlook for the United  States and Japan weakened slightly in October, but prospects  for the Eurozone improved slightly, according to an early  warning indicator issued by OECD on Friday.