The first warning shot to the global economy came from Singapore, where Gross domestic product in the trade-reliant city state declined an annualized 3.4% in the second quarter, a plunge from 3.8% in Q1 and far below the 0.5% consensus estimate. This was the biggest drop since 2012.
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