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OECD Cuts Global Growth Estimates; Urges Central Banks to Act to Stave Off Recession

“Growth is turning out to be much slower than we thought three months ago, and given the high uncertainty, the risk of a period of negative growth … has gone up,” OECD chief economist Pier Carlo Padoan said.

U.S. growth is set to be much weaker than previously forecast by the OECD at 1.1% in the third quarter and 0.4% in the fourth, compared with forecasts of 2.9% and 3% at the end of May.

Mr. Padoan said the OECD doesn’t expect a recession of the magnitude seen in 2008 and 2009, but protracted contractions in some countries would knock confidence, which in turn risks derailing medium-term growth.”

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