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What happened to the recession?

The most widely anticipated recession in history is yet to eventuate as business and consumers take pre-emptive action to prevent an abrupt slump in activity.

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Over much of the past year, economists and market strategists have been talking up the risk of recession. Recessions in both Europe and the USA have been spoken of as a near certainty.