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GDP data for Q3 point to slowdown, not meltdown

Data released so far indicate that the world economy held up fairly well in Q3, contrary to widely-held fears of a sharp deceleration. What’s more, global growth is likely to strengthen over the coming year or so as China’s policy stimulus feeds through and recessions in Brazil and Russia ease.

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