Signs show global economy may have averted recession
Most equity and bond market indicators, and industrial production data, point to the slowdown easing
19 November 2019 - 17:20
The global economy may have narrowly avoided a recession, with most industrial and financial indicators pointing to a slight improvement in September-October after a sharp slowdown in the middle of the year.
World trade volumes were down almost 1.5% in the three months from June to August compared with the same period a year earlier, the worst performance since the recession of 2008/2009...
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