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Fed capitulation won't prevent economic slowdown

In a remarkable U-turn, the Fed appears to have abandoned plans to continue gradually raising interest rates it set out only six weeks ago. The markets unsurprisingly welcomed this dovish shift, but we don’t think it will prevent economic growth slowing to below its potential pace later this year.

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