But the recent surprise is that commodity prices have soared even as America's economy has stalled and forecasts for global growth have been trimmed as well.

但是最近令人吃惊的是，即使美国经济停滞不前以及全球增长预测也一直在降低，商品价格却在飙升。

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And although growth is slowing, there is little sign that the economy has stalled.

虽然增速放缓，但没有迹象表明经济增长已经停滞。

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The dow Jones industrial average fell more than 120 points in the first half hour of trading after a report showed that Germany's economy stalled last quarter and dragged down growth for Europe.

道琼斯工业平均指数在开盘半小时内下跌了超过120点，主要是来自德国的信息显示德国经济出现止步迹象，这将会拖累欧洲经济的增长。

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It says that job growth nearly stalled in the beginning of 2011 and has since picked up and now we are adding an average of over 200K jobs over last month.

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In launching this, Howard Schultz, the head of the company called small business an engine for job growth that has stalled and said small entrepreneurs must have access to credit so they can hire again.

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Second, Fogel is right to note that migration of labor to cities has been the engine of Chinese growth, but that process has stalled in the global economic downturn.

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