Weekly data: Is the US heading for a recession?
The US economy is struggling, but is it heading for a recession? Banks and businesses seem split on the likelihood of such an economic slump.
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Ben van der Merwe is a data journalist at GlobalData Media, specialising in FDI. He joined from the Reach Data Unit, where he was a fellow of the Google News Initiative. His investigative journalism has previously appeared in theObserver, VICE,Private Eye and New Statesman.
The US economy is struggling, but is it heading for a recession? Banks and businesses seem split on the likelihood of such an economic slump.
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