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Aug 2019
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U.S. Economy: Is a Long Shallow Recessi...

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Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel and David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff expect the Fed to cut interest rates in the coming year as the latest GDP report reveals some troubling trends. But they disagree on whether the slowdown will lead to a recession.

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