p2012 is here making many wondering what will happen this year. The past year has shown a severe recession throughout Europe and stronga href=http://www.scarborough.com/banking_and_financial.php target=_blankmost financial market research shows that 2012 will be no better/a/strong. Throughout 2012 the economy is not supposed to do well across Europe. Fear for Europe leaves many people wondering how the American economy will be affected. Will these severe problems in Europe end up having an impact on the American economy?/p
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pEurope accounts for approximately a quarter of global trade today. This means that the economy of the entire world, and that of the United States, will no doubt be influenced by the problems in Europe. The United States looks to Europe as one of the biggest trading partners. Across Europe, secondary markets are held by some of the biggest companies within the United States. This includes Phillip Morris, Ford, and GE. This in turn makes these companies very vulnerable as a recession continues in Europe./p
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pAt this point, many financial gurus are predicting that 2012 will bring about a European recession. Europe may even experience a depression if things continue as they are. If this occurs, stronga href=http://www.scarborough.com/banking_and_financial.php target=_blankfinancial market research/a/strong shows that the rest of the world, including the United States, would probably be pulled down into a recession as well./p
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pAnother recession would be a disaster for America at this point. Some feel that the United States is still going through a recession and the markets are still quite volatile too. The problems already occurring in the U.S. will only get worse if Europe continues to have financial problems. With todayrsquo;s global financial interconnectedness, the events in Europe are sure to cause at least financial uncertainty within America. This will only lead to more problems financially for much of the world. This may not be such a problem if the economy in the United States was going strong. However, it may prove to be devastating because the country is already having financial problems and the policies of the current administration have already failed to bring the recovery needed./p
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pWhile Europe may be going through tough economic times, America still may end up seeing a bit of growth in the New Year. Many financial analysts currently hope that the financial situation will stabilize in Europe, which will lead to slow growth and minimal gains, which are much better than another recession.nbsp;/p
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The European Economy and Its Influence on the American Economy
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