Moody's: Global economy to expand in 2017, but shifting US policies inject uncertainty; Chinese growth slows
New York, February 23, 2017-- Moody's Investors Service expects a continuing cyclical recovery in global economic activity with growth in G-20 countries picking up modestly to 3% in 2017 and 2018 from 2.6% in 2016, but potential shifts in US policy add uncertainty to this forecast. "We note unusually high uncertainty around our global forecasts due to the wide range of outcomes that could arise from significant shifts in US policy on a number of domestic and international issues,...
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