BTC Return This Year:
13.7%
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The US recovery is little more than an economic 'sugar-rush'
Guess what! America is on the mend. That's right, the world's biggest economy is now forging ahead, escaping its sub-prime malaise. Strengthening jobs data last week show the US has reached a “turning point”. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones share index just hit its highest level since June 2008. As America cranks up, forecasts of higher energy use in the West are boosting oil prices. Brent crude extended gains to over $119 a barrel on Friday, a 32-month high. In London, the FTSE-100 joined the party, closing above 6,000 points for the first time since early March. 'The recent growth-burst