About a month ago, we warned that the severe weather around the start of March would make the economy look a bit fragile in Q1. Indeed, the weaker-than-expected services PMI survey, released this week, has raised concern that the economy has suffered a pronounced slowdown. However, for a number of reasons, we continue to think that the soft patch will prove to be only temporary.
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