The World Economy breaks down (Le Monde)

"Faut-il désespérer de la World Economy ?" Le Monde daily wonders by writing an article about the current “economic slowdown”. The “landing” of the US economy which becomes harder and harder, the decrease of the Japanese GDP (-0.8%), the stagnation of growth in Germany and the inflexion of the French unemployment curve which gets up after a long decreasing period are points to wonder. Actually is it a “recession” and a deeper problem than what officials say ? What is the impact of the crisis which hits new technologies on the general economy ? Can France resist to this overturning of the situation ? These are questions tackled in this file without, of course, any clear answer…