They regard this unfair competition as a key reason for the lackluster growth of the economy.

他们认为这种不公平竞争是经济增长乏力的关键原因。

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Savers who staked their wellbeing on the credit markets took the risk of getting pinched by low interest rates in a lackluster economy.

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While a lackluster global economy has surely impacted the major commodity exporters like Vale and affected confidence, Tombini said that a series of macroeconomic measures taken over the year from payroll tax breaks to other fiscal incentives, coupled with falling interest rates are already having their desired affect in the local economy.

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The gains suggest that the market is getting ahead of itself, given a lackluster outlook for the economy, said Uri Landesman of Platinum Partners.

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