01730cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005950 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451839739 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. United States : 2009 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (62 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that the U.S. economy has experienced the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. In the second half of 2008, financial pressures intensified and came to a head with the failure of Lehman Brothers in September. Executive Directors have commended the authorities' forceful and internationally coordinated actions to stabilize and repair the financial sector. As a result of their increasingly strong and comprehensive policy measures, the sharp fall in economic output seems to be ending, and confidence in financial stability has strengthened. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/228 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/228/002.2009.issue-228-en.xml IMF e-Library