The world financial community is looking for clues as to what will ensue from the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.
The U.S. airstrikes and ground action against terrorist targets in Afghanistan and the spate of anthrax attacks in the United States have cast a shadow over the outlook for the world economy, imperiling company profits and returns on equity investments.
The longer the war drags on, the deeper the U.S. economy will slide into a recession, triggering a wholesale collapse in consumer confidence, which has been the only bright spot in the U.S. economy in recent months.
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