International Economic Week in Review: The Synchronous Expansion Continues

            Global economic news from the OECD big seven continues showing a world economy with link synchronous growth.  The EU is entering its second year of above-trend growth.  There’s no reason to believe this trend will not continue for the next 3 to 6 months.  Japan is also enjoying strong growth, largely as a result of a cheap yen stimulating exports.  Australia has emerged from a recent spate of moderate economic weakness caused by a shift from natural resource lead growth two broader sources of expansion.  While news from the UK continues pointing ports modest g