Paul Ashworth

Senior US Economist, Capital Economics

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Senior US Economist at Toronto, Canada-based Capital Economics, which analyzes the American economy for foreign investors and large banks

Paul Ashworth on KCRW

The US economy shrank last year, but not as fast as expected. Instead of a predicted drop of 5.1 percent, it was only 3.8. That's hardly good news.

Drop in Gross Domestic Product Could Have Been Worse

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Ben Bernanke says the Federal Reserve is "not currently forecasting a recession," but a lot of people are worried.

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Ben Bernanke says the Federal Reserve is "not currently forecasting a recession," but a lot of people are worried.

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