The US Current Account deficit was larger than any of the 40 ‘qualified’ economists expected andmissed expectations by the most since Q4 2008 (Lehman). Of course, this will be shrugged off as ‘weather-related’ but if weather can do as much damage as Lehman (sending the deficit back to the biggest levels since Q1 2012) then one has to wonder just how ‘stable’ this recovery is.
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