KUALA LUMPUR: A US recession is expected this year and could emerge as early as the first half, said Standard Chartered (StanChart) chief economist and group head of global research Gerard Lyons.
The last time the US had a downturn in 2001, the three most open economies in East Asia Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong went into recession, he said at a briefing yesterday.
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