Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Forecasters see weak economy even if housing, credit improve

By JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics Writer | AP
May 19, 2008

First the good news: The worst of the painful housing slump and the credit crunch might come to an end this year. Now the bad: The economy will weaken further and unemployment will rise.

That's the latest outlook from forecasters in a survey to be released Monday by the National Association for Business Economics, also known by its acronym NABE. It will take time for any rays of light to poke through the economic clouds, though.

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