EU Commission cuts euro zone growth forecast, sees muted inflation
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy is likely to grow slower than earlier expected this year and next, the European Commission forecast on Thursday, because of global trade conflicts, geopolitical tensions and Brexit.The Commission cut its growth forecast for the 19 countries that share the euro to 1.1% this year from 1.2% it expected in July, and to 1.2% in 2020 and 2021 from 1.4%."Economic growth has continued, job creation has been robust and domestic demand strong. However, we could..