BofAML survey: Managers warn of secular stagnation (but not a recession)

Worst outlook since July 2008

Tom Eckett
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Six out of ten investors predict global GDP growth to weaken over the next year, according to the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) survey, the worst outlook for the global economy since July 2008.

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