• The World Trade Organization (WTO) said that global merchandise trade will not grow as much as expected next year.
• Previously, the WTO estimated in spring that global merchandise trade would grow by 3.4 percent next year but now forecasts that trade will only grow by one percent.
• The loss in economic momentum comes amid rising interest rates, high energy prices, and a shrinking energy supply, as noted by the WTO.

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