{"id":5712,"date":"2012-10-08T20:25:40","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T00:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=5712"},"modified":"2012-10-08T20:25:40","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T00:25:40","slug":"imf-downgrades-world-outlook-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/10\/08\/imf-downgrades-world-outlook-video\/","title":{"rendered":"IMF downgrades world outlook [video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chief economist Oliver Blanchard on the IMF&#8217;s latest forecast.<\/p>\n<p>[gigya src=&#8221;http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; flashVars=&#8221;videoId=1878677757001&amp;playerID=45533486001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAACofWkTk~,d-cWVfCeeBH2u4-MzWQrjKX5_f_MoDWg&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true&#8221; base=&#8221;http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com&#8221; name=&#8221;flashObj&#8221; width=&#8221;486&#8243; height=&#8221;412&#8243; seamlesstabbing=&#8221;false&#8221; type=&#8221;application\/x-shockwave-flash&#8221; allowFullScreen=&#8221;true&#8221; swLiveConnect=&#8221;true&#8221; allowScriptAccess=&#8221;always&#8221; pluginspage=&#8221;http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IMF revises forecast down, global growth projected at 3.3 percent this year<\/li>\n<li>World trade slumps, hurting emerging markets, developing countries<\/li>\n<li>Prospects could improve if clouds over euro area, U.S. \u201cfiscal cliff\u201d are lifted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imf.org\/external\/pubs\/ft\/weo\/2012\/02\/pdf\/text.pdf\" title=\"IMF: Global Outlook\" target=\"_blank\">full report<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief economist Oliver Blanchard on the IMF&#8217;s latest forecast. 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