US set for a couple more years of sluggish growth

We no longer believe that US economic growth will accelerate as much next year. The continued drag from the crisis in the euro-zone and the risk that America hits a fiscal cliff at the end of this year means GDP growth next year is more likely to be 2.0% rather than our previous forecast of 2.5%.

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