Business Perspectives articles from December 2000

Business Perspectives archives from December 2000

The U.S. Economy for the Year 2001: Can the Transition to More Sustainable Growth Be Managed Without a Recession?(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2000... Clearly, the new year will be full of uncertainty. Declines in consumer confidence and expectations, rising inventories in nearly all market segments, and massive layoff announcements in the technology and manufacturing sectors are a few of the...

Recession? Not Likely, But It May Feel Like One.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2000... Although the weather may be "normal" as we head into winter, given the mild winters we've had for the past couple of years, it feels awfully cold. The economy seems much the same. The much-advertised slowdown the Federal Reserve (Fed) has been...

THE MEMPHIS ECONOMY IN 2001: IS A SLOWDOWN ON THE WAY?(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2000... Recent headlines have been filled with predictions of an economic slowdown for both the U.S. and Tennessee economies. Declining auto sales, falling consumer confidence, slower home sales, and corporate profits below expectations over the past...

2001 Global Economic Outlook.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2000... Last year's blistering growth in the United States pulled much of the world along with it, but in 2001, the rest of the world will not return the favor. Low inflation and moderate growth in every region of the world will offer little stimulus...

Skip Martin, 1935-2000.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
December 22, 2000... What words can be used to describe Marshall W. "Skip" Martin, a man who impacted so many lives and especially ours at the Bureau? Skip was greater than the sum of all the positive descriptors in the English language, and there are no words to...