Posted AT 12:21 AM EST on 25/09/06
Canada braces for U.S. slowdown
Canada sits ominously at the top of a list compiled by Merrill Lynch economists of countries that are most dangerously exposed to the slowing U.S. economy.
After Venezuela, this country leads the world as most dependent on the U.S. economy for its well-being. And the United States, as becomes more evident with every new economic report, is in trouble.
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