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 America has been facing multifaceted stage of economic recession over the last few decades. The unexpected crises during those recessions lowered the eco nomic growth and contributed to gradual decreasing of the citizens’ belief in USA government state control strategy. The effect s of American recessions crossed the local boundary and kept drastic economic crises in the other countries also. ecessions continued to upward movement! as a result the economy of America  became very weak and brought a negative effect on it. easons behind the economic slowdown are very long run motive which pushed the present condition of the economy into a future or upcoming crises. Causes of the recent recession: The causes and probable underlying reasons for the recent American economic recession can be stated as described below. Excessive debt levels as the cause: "n order to counter the Stock #arket $rash of %&&& and the subse'uent economic slowdown! the (ederal eserve eased credit availability and drove interest rates down to lows not seen in many decades. These low interest rates facilitated the growth of debt at all levels of the econo my! chief among them private debt to purchase more expensive housing. )igh levels of debt have long been recognized as a causative factor for recessions. Any debt default has the possibility of causing the lender to also default! if the lender is itself in a weak financial condition and has too much debt. Government deregulation as a cause:  "n *++%! the ,emocratic-controlled *&%nd $ongress under the eorge ). /. 0ush administration weakened regulation of (annie #ae and (reddie #ac with the goal of making available more money for the issuance of home loans. The /a shington 1ost wrote2 3$ongress also wanted to free up money for (annie #ae and (reddie #ac to buy mortgage loans and specified that the pair would be re'uired to keep a much smaller share of their funds on hand than other financial institutions. (inally! $ongress ordered that the companies be re'uired to keep more capital as a cushion against losses if they invested in riskier securities. 0ut the rule was never set during the $linton administration! which came to office that winter! and was only put in place nine years later. Uni versity have both argued that the ramm- 4each-0liley Act softened the impact of the crisis by allowing for mergers and ac'uisitions of collapsing banks as the crisis unfolded in late %&& 5. Over-leveraging, credit default swaps and collateralized debt obligations as causes:  Another  probable cause of the crisis6and a factor that un'uestionably amplified its magnitude6was widespread miscalculation by banks and investors of the level of risk inherent in the unregulated $ollateralized debt obligation and $redit ,efault Swap markets. Under this theory! banks and investors systematized the risk by taking advantage of low interest rates to borrow tremendous sums of money that they could only pay back if the housing market continued to increase in value.

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America has been facing multifaceted stage of economic recession over the last few decades. The unexpected crises during those recessions lowered the economic growth and contributed to gradual decreasing of the citizens belief in USA government state control strategy. The effects of American recessions crossed the local boundary and kept drastic economic crises in the other countries also. Recessions continued to upward movement, as a result the economy of America became very weak and brought a negative effect on it. Reasons behind the economic slowdown are very long run motive which pushed the present condition of the economy into a future or upcoming crises. Causes of the recent recession: The causes and probable underlying reasons for the recent American economic recession can be stated as described below.

Excessive debt levels as the cause: In order to counter the Stock Market Crash of 2000 and the subsequent economic slowdown, the Federal Reserve eased credit availability and drove interest rates down to lows not seen in many decades. These low interest rates facilitated the growth of debt at all levels of the economy, chief among them private debt to purchase more expensive housing. High levels of debt have long been recognized as a causative factor for recessions. Any debt default has the possibility of causing the lender to also default, if the lender is itself in a weak financial condition and has too much debt.

Government deregulation as a cause: In 1992, the Democratic-controlled 102nd Congress under the George H. W. Bush administration weakened regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with the goal of making available more money for the issuance of home loans. The Washington Post wrote: "Congress also wanted to free up money for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy mortgage loans and specified that the pair would be required to keep a much smaller share of their funds on hand than other financial institutions. Finally, Congress ordered that the companies be required to keep more capital as a cushion against losses if they invested in riskier securities. But the rule was never set during the Clinton administration, which came to office that winter, and was only put in place nine years later. University have both argued that the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act softened the impact of the crisis by allowing for mergers and acquisitions of collapsing banks as the crisis unfolded in late 2008.Over-leveraging, credit default swaps and collateralized debt obligations as causes: Another probable cause of the crisisand a factor that unquestionably amplified its magnitudewas widespread miscalculation by banks and investors of the level of risk inherent in the unregulated Collateralized debt obligation and Credit Default Swap markets. Under this theory, banks and investors systematized the risk by taking advantage of low interest rates to borrow tremendous sums of money that they could only pay back if the housing market continued to increase in value.

Credit creation as a cause: The central bank of the United States, led by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, kept interest rates very low for a long period of time to blunt the recession of the early 2000s. The resulting malinvestment and over-consumption of investors and consumers prompted the development of a housing bubble that ultimately burst, precipitating the financial crisis. This crisis, together with sudden and necessary deleveraging and cutbacks by consumers, businesses and banks, led to the recession. Austrian Economists argue further that while they probably affected the nature and severity of the crisis, factors such as a lack of regulation, the Community Reinvestment Act, and entities such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are insufficient by themselves to explain it. Oil prices: Economist James D. Hamilton has argued that the increase in oil prices in the period of 2007 through 2008 was a significant cause of the recession. He evaluated several different approaches to estimating the impact of oil price shocks on the economy, including some methods that had previously shown a decline in the relationship between oil price shocks and the overall economy. All of these methods "support a common conclusion; had there been no increase in oil prices between 2007:Q3 and 2008:Q2, the US economy would not have been in a recession over the period 2007:Q4 through 2008:Q3." Hamilton's own model, a time-series econometric forecast based on data up to 2003, showed that the decline in GDP could have been successfully predicted to almost its full extent given knowledge of the price of oil. The results imply that oil prices were entirely responsible for the recession. Hamilton acknowledged that this was probably not the entire cause but maintained that it showed that oil price increases made a significant contribution to the downturn in economic growth. Reverse Immigration: Reverse migration of illegal immigrants from the US back to Mexico began in 2006, and this has reduced the overall population of the US. Approximately 0.5 million dwellings have become permanently vacant as a result of a reduction in the illegal immigrant population. The greatest impact has been on the California economy, where illegal immigrants comprise approximately 1/3 of the total population. The reduced demand for housing created permanent unemployment for hundreds of thousands of building contractors, realtors, and mortgage brokers. UCLA research indicates illegal immigrants produce $150 billion of economic activity equivalent to spending stimulus every year. Nearly every dollar earned by illegal immigrants is spent immediately, and the average wage for US citizens is $10.25/hour with an average of 34 hours per week, so approximately 8 million US jobs are dependent upon economic activity produced by illegal immigrant activities within the US. Other claimed causes: Many libertarians, including Congressman and former 2008 Presidential candidate Ron Paul and Peter Schiff in his book Crash Proof, claim to have predicted the crisis prior to its occurrence. Schiff also made a speech in 2006 in which he predicted the failure of Fannie and Freddie. They are critical of theories that the free market caused the crisis and instead argue that the Federal Reserve's expansionary monetary policy and the Community Reinvestment Act are the primary causes of the crisis. Impact of US eoconomic Recession in Bangladesh

Impact of financial crisis on share market

The global financial crisis is only 25% complete, says a recent study by one of theworlds biggest hedge funds. A study by Bridgewater Associates estimates that totalcredit crisis losses will amount to $1.6 trillion worldwide. A far cry from the nearly $400billion lost already. The people at Agora Financial certainly seem to think so and that isreportedly what Bridgewater Associates seem to be predicting. "The funds call wasbased in particularly simple reality bean counters at Bridgewater estimate financialshandle around $26.6 trillion in debt-based assets. If such assets were valued at todaysmarket rates, around $1.6 trillion would be instantly lost. ET voila Bridgewater thinkswere only a quarter of the way through. "Thus, well join with Agora Financial to tackon another prediction ontotheir write-down rundown.

Impact of financial crisis on manufacturing industry

There are many factors that cause global economic crisis. If one believes in freemarkets then, it is said that institutional polices that attempt to exploit the market can cause serious fluctuations on the global scale. According to most "free market" theorists,the market is an exchange between two constituents, who agree on a price without ofneed of an "arbitrary agent". This creates a natural supply and demand defined by theiragreed price. The situation that occurs is that this model is affected by economic events such as weather; availability of resources, institutional policies and technology, which allcan be either positive or negative..

Impact of financial Crisis on travel Industry

The travel industry is influenced by the crisis in the economy worldwide. The soaring price of crude oil led to increased cost for airlines, trains, cruise lines, and buslines. The travel industry had no option but to pass on their increased costs to consumersin the form of higher ticket prices. This was at the same time that consumers had lessdiscretionary income for travel. Even though the price of oil has dropped tremendously,the airlines still predict multi-million dollar losses in 2009 due to the expected threepercent drop in passengers. Because of the banking crisis, carriers who were having financial difficulties have been unable toget the credit necessary to weather theeconomicstorm. The British travel industry began to feel the impact when tour operator travel scope and carrier MAXjet Airways collapsed at the end of the year in 2007. Thisillustrates one consideration that travelers have when making reservations: is the carriergoing to be in business still when it's time to travel? Many travelers are postponingmaking arrangements until the last minute, hoping that they will get a deal on last-minutefares, and ensuring that the carrier will be in business.

Impact of financial crisis on food sector: Spiraling food prices have pushed an estimated four million Bangladeshis belowthe poverty line despite the country's strong economic growth. "Food price inflation has caused enormous hardship in Bangladesh by eroding purchasing power of the poor.".

"If there was no food crisis, the poverty numbers would have looked very different in 2008.

In its annual report,issued this week, the Consumer Association of Bangladesh said the price of food andother essentials had risen 45.5 percent in the past year. The latest data reported inflationat 10.14 percent for the month of June. However, many financial experts say the actualfigure is about 20 percent. "Increasing productivity is the only option where every yearover two million people are added to the population, while the availability of cultivatableland is decreasing by one percent.

Bangladesh, which has a population of 144 million, isone of the world's poorest countries. It is building a stock of 2.5 million tones of rice thisyear to protect the country from natural disaster or further globalprice hikes.

Impact of financial crisis in banking sector: By allowing banks to open new branches & set up ATM machines without takingprior permission of RBI leads to the development of the banking system in Bangladesh.As our 70% of the population resides in rural Bangladesh, it is beneficial for both thebanking industry & the public atlargeImpact of financial crisis on remittance: Remittance inflows have recorded a 34 percent rise in the first five months of the currentfiscal year, which runs counter to the World Bank's gloomy forecastaboutthetoberemittedbyBangladeshiworkersabroad.FromJulytoNovember,Bangladeshrecorded$3.75 billion in remittances, up from $2.80 billion in the year-earlier period.Remittance inflows increased to$767 million inNovember, recording arise from $64836 million a month ago. The remittances in November followed a usual upward curve,driven by the rising inflow of money ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha in December. In October-November of the last fiscal year, the country recorded $559 million and $617 millionrespectively, according to the data provided by the central bank. In a recent press briefingon "Global financial crisis and its likely impact on Bangladesh", the World Bank said thecurrent fiscal-year remittances are likely to fall by 20 percentage points from fiscal 2007-08. For the current fiscal year, the WB projected remittances at $9.2 billion, which means16.8 percent growth. In the worst-case scenario, the figure will hover around $8.9 billionwith 12.4 percent growth. The above mentioned effects are derived from the gradual recessions of US economy which have be worlde wide since its orgination. Though Bangladesh Government took some precausion to impede the bad effect of recessio but the there are loop holes which eakens the strategy taken by the govt such as unskilled expertise, lack of far reaching steps, and the unstable economic uos and dows etc.