June 5, 2012

Global Slump Alert

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Daily Telegraph

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Growth of the world money supply has dropped to the lowest level since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, heralding a severe economic slowdown later this year unless authorites rapidly take action.

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