International Economic Week in Review: Slow Growth Continues, Edition

The investment world changed their perception of the global economy over the last few months. Until mid-summer, the general conclusion was the global economy was grinding forward. Then came the China equity sell-off, and the near panic steps by the Chinese authorities to stop the bleeding. Had the central government not attempted to halt the carnage, analysts may have concluded the drop was simply an expensive market selling-off. But the government’s near-panic forced people to take a deeper look. And they found a global economy beginning to