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<title>Long recession will hit corporate profits</title> 
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<itunes:subtitle>Robin Bew casts his eye over the US economy which is slipping further and further into recession</itunes:subtitle> 
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<title>Major job losses will hit US as recession looms</title> 
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<itunes:subtitle>With jobs data already looking bleak, Robin Bew says this is just the beginning with recession looming in the US and possibly the UK and Europe.</itunes:subtitle> 
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<title>Is this recession for real?</title> 
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<itunes:subtitle>Those who think we may avoid a recession are going to be proved horribly wrong, according to Robin Bew. The big downturn is on the way.</itunes:subtitle> 
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<title>No rapid rebound from downturn</title> 
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<itunes:subtitle>Many commentators hoping for a rebound later in 2008 are mistaken, says Robin Bew. Problems in the financial sector are too deep-seated, he adds.</itunes:subtitle> 
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<itunes:subtitle>Many commentators hoping for a rebound later in 2008 are mistaken, says Robin Bew. Problems in the financial sector are too deep-seated, he adds.</itunes:subtitle> 
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<title>US in recession - global risk increasing</title> 
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<itunes:subtitle>Aggressive fiscal policy will be more important in easing the US recession than Fed rate cuts, while the much-feared stagflation phenomenon remains an unlikely prospect, says Robin Bew.</itunes:subtitle> 
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<itunes:subtitle>Aggressive fiscal policy will be more important in easing the US recession than Fed rate cuts, while the much-feared stagflation phenomenon remains an unlikely prospect, says Robin Bew.</itunes:subtitle> 
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<title>40% risk of recession in the United States</title> 
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<itunes:subtitle>There will be few &quot;really bright spots&quot; in 2008 but recession can still be avoided according to Robin Bew.</itunes:subtitle> 
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<title>US turns its back on free trade</title> 
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<itunes:subtitle>The threat of protectionism in the US is very real, according to Robin Bew. He says that over the next five years, the US will be a far less friendly place to do business in.</itunes:subtitle> 
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<title>Rate cuts to save faltering economy</title> 
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<itunes:subtitle>Rates are set to be cut to boost the world's flagging economies though in Europe they will edge up again, according to Robin Bew.</itunes:subtitle> 
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<title>Markets face prolonged sell-off</title> 
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<itunes:subtitle>A prolonged sell-off will drag down all asset classes in the months ahead, according to Robin Bew.</itunes:subtitle> 
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<title>World economy set for strong five years</title> 
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<itunes:subtitle>Robin Bew says that despite worries about the US economy, China and India will help sustain global growth.</itunes:subtitle> 
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<itunes:subtitle>In a much more downbeat assessment of the US economy, Robin Bew says this year really is throwing up a significant risk of recession.</itunes:subtitle> 
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<itunes:subtitle>Robin Bew gives his predictions for oil price movements, the likely impact of inflation on the market and the outlook for the US in the year ahead.</itunes:subtitle> 
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