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Europe holds China to carbon tax payments
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EU remains determined to include all airlines that take off or land in the 27-member bloc in the green scheme
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China considering deeper involvement in EFSF
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Hopes revive that world’s largest foreign exchange holder could add some of $3.2tn cash pile to European bail-out funds
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China’s capital flight looks ready for take-off
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As sentiment toward the renminbi sours and the political outlook is more uncertain, Henny Sender predicts more money will leave the mainland
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Boost for top manufacturing nations
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Purchasing manager surveys show many economies are recovering but outlook for southern eurozone remains bleak
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Chinese data suffer New Year hangover
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The manufacturing sector had a strong January, according to official statistics, but independent economists found signs of surprising weakness
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Interactive: PMI tracker
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Follow the changes in Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Indexes, and the ISM Purchasing Managers Index and Non-Manufacturers Survey Index since 2007
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Obama urged to restrict Chinese auto parts
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Lawmakers and trade groups demand action to curb imports following Beijing’s decision to impose duties on US cars and SUVs in December
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Merkel to court Chinese investors
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Chancellor flying to China to seek Beijing’s support for boosting the resources of the IMF to cope with the global financial crisis
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Chinese shopping spree slows
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US and European industrial companies suggest Chinese demand for a host of western-produced capital goods is starting to slow
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Year of Dragon lifts China gold demand
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Buyers look to gold as a more durable store of value at a time when other investment options in the country are extremely limited
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Open approach attracts Chinese investors
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Beijing sees its expanding investments in Britain as a bridgehead for a much bigger expansion into the US
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Europeans welcome Chinese investors
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Some of the more surprising bidders for European assets are China’s power companies, often expanding into western markets for the first time
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Congress urged to ease China tariff rules
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Ron Kirk, US trade representative, and John Bryson, commerce secretary, sent a letter to Congress urging legislation to overrule the federal court’s ruling
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Bullish mood grips investors
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Contrarians watch sentiment closely as when everyone is positive, it is time to sell. We are not there yet, says James Mackintosh
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Sombre signs for China growth prospects
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Beijing seems to be rethinking the formula, if not the assumption, that 8 per cent growth is the minimum required to prevent instability
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China: rural economy is growth back-up
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Do not underestimate the importance of the rural economy in keeping GDP growth going. Its resilience will help to avert a hard landing
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China’s city population outstrips countryside
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Analysts say 70 per cent of the population – roughly 1bn Chinese – will be living in urban areas by 2030, yet the urbanisation process has been uneven
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China steps up foreign investor push
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China has granted a flurry of approvals to foreign institutions to invest in equities as it tries to lure more cash into the country’s beleaguered stock markets
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Chinese GDP growth rate falls
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China’s economy expanded 8.9% in fourth quarter of 2012, a slight drop from 9.1 per cent in the third quarter, with signs of slower growth ahead.
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Cavernous malls fail to lure Chinese consumers
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Chinese consumption is rising, but not fast enough to match the vast number of shopping centres being built across the country
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