Are we heading for a double-dip?

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Every single market movement and utterance from an economic sage is being met with speculation about the dreaded double-dip.

IFAonline reviews the events of the past few weeks and gives you the top comments from business leaders and economists from around the world to help you decide what happens next. Just a single Figures released by the CBI have shown demand for goods exported from the UK is continuing to rise, with order books considerably strengthened. The recovery is still ongoing in the manufacturing industry, at least. In spite of dire warnings consistently emanating from Fleet Street, the New York Times featured an article titled: Economy in Britain Shows Signs of Strength. Positive signs cited ...

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