Caution must be exercised when presented with year-end GDP figures.

As 2014 came to a close, the economic figures from our world's two superpowers cut a stark contrast. For the United States, the recession appeared to finally be ending, as the Commerce Department announced a third-quarter gross domestic product increase of 5 per cent - exceeding expectations and marking America's strongest quarter of growth since 2003.

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