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29 Jun 2009 10:16

A thin crop

By Edward Hadas AND Constantine Courcoulas

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Spring has turned into summer, but the evidence that the economy is growing remains thin. The free fall of early 2009 has been succeeded by a “slow fall”, but the predominant direction remains downward. The Breakingviews’ Green Shoots Spotter turned down last week.

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