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Global manufacturing activity rises in January

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WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Factory activity rose in China, the United States and Germany in January, and the three manufacturing superpowers drove gains in global output even as Europe struggles with fallout from its festering debt crisis. But even as China defied expectations that its factory output would contract in January and German output improved...

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China announces fund for small businesses

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China's government has announced a $2.5 billion fund to finance new small businesses and promised tax breaks and more bank lending to help struggling entrepreneurs. (read on…) Related items China PMI tops forecast, hard landing fears ease China Finance Minister: Growth Faces Downside Risks In 2012 China-Based Hackers Target Law Firms to Get Secret...

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China inflation risks still strong

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China's finance minister warms the economy faces downward pressures and that inflation risks remain strong. (read on…) Related items Exclusive: Head of China's CIC tipped as next finance minister Exclusive: Head of China’s CIC tipped as next finance minister Italy confirms talks with China’s CIC Italy in talks with China as Rome seeks bond...

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China PMI tops forecast, hard landing fears ease

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China's factory sector expanded slightly in January, confounding expectations for a contraction and supporting hopes the world's second-biggest economy will avoid a hard landing, a government purchasing managers' index showed. A similar HSBC survey showed the sector contracting the least in three months, further backing the view that a downturn in...

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China Finance Minister: Growth Faces Downside Risks In 2012

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