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Disappointing start to Q2, but no disaster

Business surveys released today suggest that the world’s four largest economies slowed in April. But global growth has not collapsed. Indeed, our flash global manufacturing PMI still points to a solid expansion in the world economy, despite slowing activity in China and Japan.

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