mm, not as important as the image of losing the top spot makes it appear. Mostly influenced by currency fluctuations and not a fundamental economic shift.
This does not mean the US will not be on top again soon. We'll have to wait for the dollar to stabilise and see what that means for trade balances before we can interpret long-term economic paths for the US/RoW.
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