China HSBC flash PMI hits 7-mth low, fans growth fears
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Survey shows China manufacturing contracting
A survey shows China's manufacturing contracted this month, adding to signs a fragile economic recovery is slowing. Full story
JGBs dive, dollar index hits 3-yr high on Bernanke comment
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices dived and 10-year JGB futures tumbled a full point, prompting the Tokyo Stock Exchange to temporarily suspend trade as the dollar hit a near three-year high versus a basket of currencies on Thursday. Full story
Panel urges tougher U.S. response to trade secret theft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Theft of trade secrets, chiefly by China, costs the U.S. economy $300 billion a year and must be fought with sanctions as tough as those used against terrorism and drug trafficking, an advisory panel said on Wednesday. Full story
European banks stop sending money to North Korea: aid groups
BEIJING (Reuters) - European aid groups said their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank, leaving them scrambling for a solution short of hand-carrying cash into the impoverished country. Full story
Japan rates may torpedo recovery
(Reuters) - Spiking interest rates in Japan threaten to undermine, and possibly end, the recovery being engendered by Abenomics. Full story
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