The current financial crisis is ferocious, but history shows the way to avoid another Great Depression Economic ... in the past (see Chart 1). Another measure is the degree of market stress. The IMF’s ...

In particular, a recession is usually associated with a decline of 2 percent in GDP (see chart). In the case of severe ... a large trading partner of Finland. During the Great Depression, the U.S.

We may have been in the throes of the most serious credit crisis since the Great Depression ... The Fed and Treasury were on the case. U.S. economic fundamentals were strong.

25-year Great Depression. The chart below is one of many they're releasing to the public that reveals a U.S. economy that has reached or exceeded dangerous levels not seen since 1929. Well ...

Known as the Great Depression, this economic crisis was noteworthy in terms of both its length and its severity. There had never been anything like it before, and hopefully, there never will be again.