Slowdown expected in the third quarter

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: July 13, 2010; 00:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

A return to recession is not expected according to economists at Bank Austria, but the peak was now surpassed.

Slowdown expected in the third quarter / Picture: © Vindobona.org

After a setback in the previous month, the Bank Austria-economic indicator rose to the highest level since March 2008. The "fairly mild summer sun begins to lose its power," as put by the bank in a press release on Tuesday. A return to recession is not expected.

The economic indicator with 2.3 points lies well above the value collected in May. The indicator was driven by the…