Economists’ No. 1 fear: energy prices

Lofty energy prices have supplanted terrorism in the eyes of economists as the biggest short-term threat facing the U.S. economy, a survey released Friday showed. The National Association for Business Economics said a survey of 202 of its members found that 30 percent now view energy prices as the biggest risk to growth, up from 11 percent in its last survey in March.
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