The Phrase "When the United States Sneezes, the Economies of Other

The phrase "When the United States sneezes, the economies of other nations catch a cold" was first used to describe the impact of the economy of the United States on the rest of the world at the end of World War II.This phrase is now

A) more true due to the impact of growing economic interdependence.
B) less true due to the impact of growing economic interdependence.
C) only true when followed by impacts in the European Union.
D) all of these are only true in the case of an economic recession.