Hedge Fund manager Barton Biggs told Bloomberg reporters on Monday that he cut his long positions yetagain and believes the odds of a U.S. recession are increasing.
Wim Duisenberg, the ECB's president, noted during his weekend visit to Washington that euro-area inflation is currently close to the ECB's target apparently implying reluctance to cut rates further, even though Mr Duisenberg acknowledged that European growth prospects have been revised downwards yetagain.