FedEx 's bleak preliminary earnings and outlook sent shockwaves through the market and stocks lower during last Friday's trade. And the World Trade Organization similarly painted a grim picture, with an August report pointing to "stagnating global trade growth." It's one of those tea leaves you can take when you look at the global economy. Investors are not entirely sure which way the global economy, inflation and growth are going. "Investors are not entirely sure which way the global economy, inflation and growth are going.

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