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Lex: Markets’ first half

The second quarter may well have marked the bottom. But it could also descend into infamy as the most deceptive three months in economic memory. Certainly all the talk of a second Great Depression has vanished. Equity markets are up by between a 10th and a third and data are better across a range of economic indicators.

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Related links:
US consumer confidence drops in June – FT
US incomes surge as stimulus kicks in – FT

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