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Macro Pulse highlights recent activity and events expected to affect the U.S. economy over the next 24 months. While the review is of the entire U.S. economy its particular focus is on developments affecting the Forest Products industry. Everyone with a stake in any level of the sector can benefit from
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Friday, August 24, 2012

August 2012 Macro Pulse -- Synchronized Slowdown: Not an Olympic Event

Beginning in late July, a significant share of the world’s population watched the Olympics take place in London. Some 36 different sports, including synchronized swimming, were showcased during the two-week event. While not an Olympic sport, another synchronized event has also been unfolding in a wider venue. In the words of Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Mohammed El-Erian, the global economy has been experiencing “a serious, synchronized slowdown” in which the manufacturing sectors of most economically important countries are shrinking. Supporting El-Erian’s position are….

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The Macro Pulse blog is a commentary about recent economic developments affecting the forest products industry. That commentary provides context for our 24-month forecast, which is contained in the monthly Economic Outlook newsletter available through Forest2Market. The monthly Macro Pulse newsletter summarizes the previous 30 days of commentary available on this website.

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