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CDT Money: Trade Contraction Fuels Concerns

With China continuing to weigh a possible financial lifeline to Europe, the week’s economic news began with a warning from the IMF that prolonged trouble in the eurozone could halve China’s GDP growth in 2012. The new “downside” forecast released by the organization’s Beijing office on Monday cautioned that “financial volatility emanating from Europe” could