That 4.8% growth in the first quarter would come after 6% growth in the fourth quarter of 2019. The bank also cut its forecast for growth for the full 2020 year to 5.5% from 5.8%. Granted this is just one forecast at a time of extreme uncertainty. But I would note that China already cut […]


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