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Japan's Kishida has limited scope to reset China ties

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JAPAN

Kishida's factional background within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suggests a dovish orientation towards China.

Any further euro-area integration would be complex

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EURO-AREA

The 'five presidents' report', prepared with the presidents of the Eurogroup, ECB and European Council and Parliament, is the result of efforts to restart EU institutional reform…

Services sector holds hope for China's economy

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CHINA

China's services sector.

Russian-US arms treaties erode in new era of mistrust

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RUSSIA/US

The likely end of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty will be an important marker in the decline of international stability and a particular blow to long-held…

Risk of Greek euro exit has risen but is still small

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GREECE

The prospects for Greek departure from the euro-area.

US consumption may start to pick up

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UNITED STATES

One of the conundrums of the US economy that will influence the Federal Reserve's timing of an interest rate rise (currently projected for September) is where the savings from low…

Oil prices are likely to stay high to the end of 2018

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INTERNATIONAL

Outlook for the oil price.

Indian stock market is poor indicator of real growth

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INDIA

The link, if any, between economic growth and stock market performance in India.

Brazil's trade deficit highlights deeper economic ills

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BRAZIL

According to Central Bank estimates, a trade deficit of this magnitude increases the current account deficit to around 4% of GDP, the highest in 13 years, and the third-largest…

Lower oil prices raise risk of US oil firms defaulting

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UNITED STATES

US energy bond market.