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By Bloomberg News |
April 15, 2013
China’s economic growth unexpectedly lost momentum in the first quarter as gains in factory output and consumption weakened, driving stocks and commodities lower on concern global expansion will slow.
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By Ye Xie, Bloomberg |
January 7, 2013
China’s economy has the potential to grow 8% annually over the next 20 years should the nation reduce support for state companies and unshackle banks, according to Lin Yifu, a former World Bank chief economist.
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By Bloomberg News |
December 26, 2012
China’s economic rebound is uneven, with improvements in retailing, real estate and mining countered by rising inventories and lower corporate borrowing.
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By Phil Flynn |
September 17, 2012
In the aftermath of all the market euphoria after QE3, it seems that already governments are using the stimulus as an excuse to not face the tough questions that really face them.
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By Bloomberg News |
August 2, 2012
Chinese regulators, seeking to arrest a 14 percent slide in the nation’s stock market since this year’s high on March 2, reduced transaction fees on equities trading by 20 percent.
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By Maria Petrakis and Natalie Weeks, Bloomberg |
May 7, 2012
New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras began trying to put together a government after a Greek election that raised fresh questions about the country’s euro membership and triggered the biggest stock-market rout in four years.
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By Joe Richter, Bloomberg |
April 16, 2012
Speculators cut bullish positions on commodities by the most in 2012 on mounting concern that the slowest Chinese growth in almost three years will curb gains in demand for everything from copper to cotton.
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By Bloomberg News |
April 13, 2012
China’s growth slowed more than forecast last quarter to the least in almost three years, prompting economists to predict a rebound as Premier Wen Jiabao loosens policy to counter weak domestic and European demand.
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By Bloomberg News |
April 10, 2012
Europe’s debt crisis and suspension of former top official in Chongqing from his Communist Party posts drags down Chinese stocks.
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By Jon Nadler |
March 16, 2012
This morning’s New York trading action started off on the downside once again for the metals. Gold practically erased yesterday’s gains and dipped to near the $1,640.