G-20 leaders gather for economic checkup

State economies have partially recovered from the depths of 2009 and early 2010, but 17 states still project deficits. Moreover, there are no rainy day funds or untapped revenue sources, and some "temporary" tax hikes are set to expire. California is $13 billion in the hole but that is a huge improvement compared to the $40 billion hole previously. Yahoo!Finance reports State revenue rises, but not enough to offset cuts

Research Recap submits: Despite the increase in volatility within sovereign debt markets, the global economic recovery remains on track, albeit at an uneven pace across countries and regions, Fitch Ratings says in its quarterly Global Economic Outlook.

The global economy that was headed for an abyss at the start of 2009 now appears to be in recovery, but remains fragile and scarred by the worst crisis in decades.The year began with major economies on the brink of disaster in what turned into the steepest global slump since the Great Depression, before a modest second-half comeback in most of the world.

Forget all of the talk about the rise of China and the shift of economic power from West to East. The U.S. economy remains the largest and most important in the world, and what happens in America still determines what happens to the global economy. No wonder, then, that investors from Hong Kong to London have become fixated on the looming “fiscal cliff” facing the U.S. government.

By Peter Boone and Simon Johnson Is the global economic recovery still on track? The mainstream view is: yes, without a doubt. But increasingly, there are increasingly reasons to fear another financial disruption – particularly given the latest developments in Ireland.

Individual Global Investor submits:Debates abound regarding the shape of the global economic recovery. Economists are quickly coming up with new symbols to describe the path they believe recovery will take; V, U, √, L, and W are all being tossed about. The conclusion from last week’s article on trade was that German exports are making the strongest showing of industrialized countries.

The Conference Board reported today that its Leadin

The global recovery shows signs of easing on slowdown in emerging economies but remains on track for 4.6-percent growth this year, dipping to 4.2 percent in 2011, the OECD said on Thursday.Many countries must work harder and faster to cut budget deficits next year and some may have room to offset this for a while with even cheaper money.But exceptionally low interest rates cannot last, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warned.