Central banks, trade, bubbles threaten 2018's Goldilocks
Everything is on track for growth that will be stronger than in 2017 - if only because forecasters got it wrong last year
London
AFTER a year of relatively healthy global economic growth, economists are predicting pretty much the same for 2018 - a neither too-hot nor too-cold Goldilocks scenario, but with little sight of the three bears.
The idea is that all is pretty much on track for growth that will be stronger than in 2017. Part of this may come from the fact that forecasters generally got it wrong last year, underclubbing this year's economic performance, particularly for the eurozone and Japan.
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