One Man’s Opinion: Can The US Economy Grow At A Robust Pace Despite Global Weakness?

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The International Monetary Fund recently slashed global growth forecast amid slowdown in Europe and weakness in Japan. But lackluster global growth is unlikely to snuff-out the US bright spot, said Rick Reider, chief investment officer for fixed-income at BlackRock Inc. The US economy is moving in a pretty robust fashion with energy and technology driving growth. A bottomed out housing …

No Warm Fuzzies From The World Bank

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The U.S. markets slid back into negative territory today as a response to the World Bank announcing its reduction of the global growth forecast from 3.2 to 2.8%. The selloff was broad, as every S&P 500 sector index (except energy) declined for the day. The World Bank has clarified that the looming …