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Stress-testing the US economy against a recession in China

Even if China endured a financial crisis and a recession, the hit to the US economy would probably be fairly small. China is just not that important to America’s banks, businesses and investors. We are not expecting events in China to be anywhere near this grave, but stress-testing the US economy against such a nightmare scenario is a useful way to highlight the potential links.

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