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This is a good article from the NYT and well worth a read. Check it out!
Japan Courts Growth While Europe Keeps Up Austerity – NYTimes.com.
Clearly, the pressure is mounting on German policy-makers. This week we have seen the German media challenge excessive austerity.
Presumably, we still need to wait for the results of the German election to get a change of direction?
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