Recession Quotes

You've got a recession in the auto and computer industries, you've got inventories piling up, you've got mediocre consumer spending, you've got a terrible stock market. I think the time to cut rates is now and I think they are in a good position to do it. If the Fed shows tomorrow that they realize this economy needs stimulus, I think it would be a wonderful gift for the stock market. - Greg Valliere

You've already seen the U.S. export part of its recession out here. What we expect to see over the next couple of years is a lot of companies going out of business. - Jim Walker

You're finally getting some job growth after a crippling nasty recession ... and more jobs mean people have more to spend. If you had to tighten your belt for a couple of years and it's Christmas, then maybe it's time to say maybe the job will be around next year and let's go spend some money. - Scott Bailey

You typically see, from the trough of a recession to the time when the recession ends, a 1.3-percent gain in payrolls... From when the recession likely ended, in December of last year, we've had 0.004 percent gain, instead of that 1.3 percent gain. There's a pent-up demand for labor, given such a jobless recovery. - Anthony Chan

You throw in a recession, that's bad enough... but then you throw in last Tuesday, and you're looking at major, major problems. - Richard Gritta

You sort of knew the jobs were going to bounce back when the recession is over. - Mark Gaffney

You shouldn't worry about weakness in corporate earnings as long as it doesn't turn into a growth recession. - Robert Robbins

You need to be diversified because you don't know which sector is going to get hit next. Just realize that nothing is ever that easy and that every recession is different. - Russell Kinnel