Obama Receiving Daily Economic Intel Document-CIA

The first economic intelligence document was prepared for Obama on Wednesday, Panetta told reporters.

U.S. President Barack Obama is now receiving a daily economic intelligence document in addition to his security briefing, CIA Director Leon Panetta said on Wednesday.

Panetta said it was important to know whether the global recession, particularly in countries such as China and Russia -- as well as regions like Latin America -- was "affecting the foreign policies of those countries."

The first economic intelligence document was prepared for Obama on Wednesday, Panetta told reporters.

The world economic crisis has become the biggest near-term U.S. security concern, displacing terrorism, U.S. intelligence agencies told Congress this month.

The annual threat assessment produced by the Office of the Director of National intelligence said a quarter of countries around the globe had already experienced at least "low-level" political instability, such as government changes, linked to the economy.