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World PMIs suggest the stock market rally may be short
Pessimistic industrial surveys in Europe and Asia temper the post-G20 summit optimism of the US-China ‘tentative truce’
InternationalProspects for the global economy to end-2019
Weak trade and productivity may outweigh looser policy, jeopardising hopes of stable or slightly stronger global growth
InternationalVietnam’s growth momentum is resilient to US threats
Vietnam’s GDP grew by more than 6.6% for a tenth quarter but the US president is threatening the crucial export sector
VietnamIslamic State declares 'provinces' for PR purposes
Islamic State is announcing new 'provinces', but not all will live up to the name
InternationalRobotics raise global GDP but also fears for equity
Robotics use could add 4.9 trillion dollars to global GDP by 2030, but very unevenly across sectors and regions
InternationalReport on Chinese cyberespionage will confirm opinions
A new report claims to have uncovered a months-long sophisticated Chinese cyberespionage campaign against telecoms firms
InternationalFacebook’s Libra could make stablecoins mainstream
Facebook's plan to enter the digital currency market has been welcomed by some and criticised by many
InternationalProspects for emerging economies to end-2019
EM growth has slowed modestly and expectations that it will improve to end-2019 and into 2020 may prove over optimistic
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