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China's virus-hit industrial cities start to ease transport curbs, restore production
BEIJING (Reuters) – Big manufacturing hubs on the Chinese coast are starting to loosen curbs on the movement of people and traffic while local governments…
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Japan's exports, machinery orders fall as virus risks grow
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s exports fell in January for a 14 straight month while a key gauge of capital spending tumbled, as the world’s third-largest…
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Japan's recession risks grow as economy skids in fourth quarter, virus clouds outlook
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy shrank at the fastest pace in almost six years in the December quarter as last year’s sales tax hike hit…
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U.S. core retail sales flat; industrial production falls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending appears to have slowed further in January, with sales at clothing stores declining by the most since 2009, which…
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Flagging weaker growth, Mexico central bank cuts interest rate again
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate on Thursday for a fifth straight meeting, lowering it 25 basis points to…
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Be ready to face unexpected economic slowdown, EU to tell G20
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers will warn their counterparts from the world’s most industrialized nations they should get ready to face a potentially…
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UK economy flat-lined in fourth quarter before post-election bounce
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy flat-lined in the final three months of 2019, when the country was in a deadlock over Brexit that was only…
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UK economy flat-lined in fourth quarter before post-election bounce
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy flat-lined in the final three months of 2019, when the country was in a deadlock over Brexit that was only…
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Coronavirus could trim 1 percentage point from China GDP growth: government researcher
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak could trim China’s full-year economic growth rate by as much as 1 percentage point in 2020, a senior member…
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Canadian housing starts climb 8.8% in January -CMHC
Xerox raises bid for HP to $24 a share Xerox Corp. XRX, -1.35% said in a Monday morning release that it was raising its offer…
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Euro zone investor morale falls in February on coronavirus fears: Sentix
BERLIN (Reuters) – Investor morale in the euro zone fell for the first time in four months in February over fears that China will not…
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U.S. productivity rebounds in fourth quarter; labor costs growth slows
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – U.S. worker productivity rebounded in the fourth quarter, keeping labor costs in check. The Labor Department said on Thursday nonfarm…
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BOJ policymaker cautiously optimistic on global outlook despite virus worries
NARA, Japan (Reuters) – Bank of Japan board member Takako Masai said the global economy is on track for a rebound around mid-year as manufacturing…
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