Goldman Sachs: Brace For Recession In 2008, Wall Street's Biggest Investment Bank Predicts Housing, Credit Turmoil Will Shrink Economy - CBS News
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The biggest investment bank on Wall Street has a grim prediction about 2008: a recession is definitely on the way.
Goldman Sachs on Wednesday said it believes the housing slump and recent credit market turmoil will spill over into the broader economy this year. And, by the time it's all over, economists believe the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates to 2.50 percent from its current 4.25 percent.
There is a silver lining to the dire prediction, however, since Goldman projects the economy will recover as soon as 2009, making this downturn somewhat "recession-light."
"The recession is likely to last two to three quarters and should be relatively mild by historical standards, with a cumulative decline in real GDP of only about a half percent," Goldman economists' Jan Hatzius and Ed McKelvey said in a research note.
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