PETALING JAYA: The unexpected softer retail sales in December, when Americans are usually on a shopping spree for the year-end festive season, seems to confirm that the recession has arrived on US shores.
The retail sales figures, together with a string of economic data that point to a slowdown in economic activities, have raised pessimism that the world’s biggest economy will not be able to avoid a recession.
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