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OECD’s Indicators Point to Slowdown

Posted by MereNews On July - 9 - 2012

Growth in most major economies is set to slow down in coming months, with only Brazil expected to experience a pickup, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s composite leading indicators.

The indicators, which have proved reliable in the past, will come as a blow to any lingering hopes among policy makers around the world for a quick emergence from a period of sluggish activity that stretches back to the end of last year, and makes further …

Article source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303567704577516380211933246.html?mod=rss_economy

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