About Economics: Weekly Update (Vol. 6, No. 44)

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	from Mike Moffatt More volatility this week, with stock prices, the U.S. dollar and commodity prices rising or falling 10% in a single day. As well, some bad news as the U.S. economy shrank in the 3rd quarter. We're halfway to a recession!
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