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Macro Weekly – Returned to the office with hope

PublicationMacro economy
26 April 2019, 2:00 am
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When I left for my sabbatical the global economy was stumbling along. It still is. But here is hope as… the Fed has done a U-turn,… the trade conflict has eased… and Chinese policy stimulus appears to be having effects.

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Author: Han de Jong

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