Rising risk of US and China housing slump causing recession – IMF
by Phillip Inman from Economics | The Guardian on (#4CF88)
Concern that overvaluation, low interest rates and loose lending will affect stability
A growing number of homes in the US and China are teetering on the brink of a price slump that would drag their economies into a recession, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
Using the latest evidence from global housing markets, the Washington-based organisation said there was a clear increase in the risk of a housing price collapse in both countries after years of ultra-low interest rates and loose lending by financial institutions.
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