The International Energy Agency says the green shoots of global economic recovery now appear far frailer than expected but should bloom strongly next year.
The IEA says recent data shows that American motorists might again hold back on their summer driving this year.
In the last two months .. many economists said the global recession is bottoming out and were forecasting a strong recovery in the second half of this year.
But the International Energy Agency says over the past two weeks the mood has changed as many leading economic and energy indicators continue to show very weak readings.


